An example of Live Picture
in commercial use

By Steve and Sue Climpson

The photographs shown here are very small JPEGs from Steve's original files, which are of excellent quality. As they are client and photographer copyright, please do not acquire these files or reproduce them under any circumstances.

Original source images




The final composite

A studio shot of a PCB was scanned in using a Microtek 45t transparency scanner and forms the background to the shot. The remaining pictures were high resolution drum scans from transparencies.

Large pic of artificial leg - various rivets altered, marks and scratches removed, clip around batteries removed, square edges of metal made rounded, CAD picture mixed with main pic to show its position and bolt slightly altered to acommodate.

3-position leg - batteries and square edges changed, shoes cleaned and logo removed, brown sock made white, image duplicated and half mixed.

CAD pic (leftmost small inset, below limb) - scanned, sharpened and tidied, soft edge cut-out, new background.

Square pic (next inset) - both objects cleaned and altered considerably, separate pics made into one on new background.

Control device - in a dreadful state, bits of stuck-on paper and badly scratched, so cleaned up a great deal. Bitten thumb nail made respectable, hairy hand 'shaved'.

Background - circuit board was colourised, sharpened, rotated, mixed three times with self, five separate paint/filter layers applied.

Text and logos applied, output as A3 dye-sub for client approval. Final output as separated films and printed as A2 poster, also as 5ft high duratrans printed in register from film separations.

Grateful thanks to Chas. Blatchford & Sons Ltd for the use of this poster.