Minor Manipulations | Kelly Nielsen

Divine Intrusion

South Tampa Fellowship wanted a modern twist on the nativity for their Christmas series. The series would juxtapose the intrusion of Christ in the lives of Mary and Joseph with how people view Christ as an intrusion today. We developed the concept of the street lamp being like the star and set a stock nativity on a stock street scene. Then we photographed people in the church against a green screen with a light source behind them like the street lamp would be. Then I merged...

Answer the Call Before and After

Here is an example of what the main visual looked like before and after editing. We took the picture in the fall so the grass was brown from the cold. But the series was starting in the spring, so we wanted green to be the main color, with highlights of blue and white. I recolored the grass and his shirt to go with the theme.

Acrobatic Pose with Josh and Nikki

Nikki has a dance background and knew a pose that she could do with her friend Josh. She taught him what to do. It took several takes, but we got several good shots. We shot against a black backdrop, but the pose was bigger than the backdrop. The original shot included light stands, floor, ceiling, etc. I blacked it all out to focus on the pose itself.

Divine Intrusion

Answer the Call Before and After

Acrobatic Pose with Josh and Nikki

Dramatic Josh

Seth and the wall

Object Removal