Elaine Leon Fashion Illustrator Graphic Designer

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Behind the Scenes 4

I think you could say I have been lost behind the scenes. The book, Ms. Pig E. Banks (available for pre-sale), had a minor glitch  I under quoted the time I needed to finish by two times as much. The 12 main illustrations ended up becoming 24 pieces and I was more than freaking out. Twice the work in half the time. On the brighter side, I got to meet the author. Ajshay is always beaming with energy and excitement. She stayed at our home for a week and her two Yorkies, Chloe and Bitsy.  ...

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Behind the Scenes Part 3

Sometimes you have treasures right under your nose. Sometimes those treasures go unnoticed because you get used to them being there, doing nothing for you or it just does what it usually does. Hello Photoshop. I met you when you were CS2. I used to animate frame by frame with you. Turns our you do movies. And you are all grown up Photoshop CC. Extended even. I made the video below with Photoshop CS6 Extended, shot in my Nikon D5200 at high key. At 1:34 is my favorite part. I overlaid bokeh  ...

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Behind the Scenes Part 2

  I love photography. That makes me a photographer just as much as loving food makes me a master chef. Not by much. :D I have been secretly exploring photography for about 12 years and it even earned me a spot on the Museum of Computer Art. I proudly owned a Holga, an Agfa Isola that had been customized to range closer to the subject, a Lubitel 166 U as well as various digital cameras. I was quite decent with all of them. At one point I had a Fujifil Digital camera I had rigged to  ...

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Rescuing a Memory-Couples

I truly don`t know what I like most. How well they dressed, the places they visited or how palpable the chemistry is in some of these pictures. Back then, there was no internet, dating sites or reality dating show hookups. It wasn`t match for compatibility, it was boy meets girl, girl and boy fall in love and then get married. They seem happy enough to be a match made in heaven!

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