The Fox 2011 — low-angle portrait of a young man holding an animal skull over his face like a mask, against a blue backdrop

Industry
Photography, Retouching
Role
Photographer & Retoucher
Year
2011

The Fox is a personal project, and one of the first I made after graduating from IED. I did everything myself, from the concept to the lighting, the shoot and the retouching. In 2011, advanced photo compositing was one of the most innovative and technically demanding disciplines in the industry; mastering it in Photoshop is what made the project stand out, and the video shows the whole process as a speed retouch. That year it won a prestigious contest that recognized me as a Young Creative Talent, and that recognition led to an invitation to speak at the Creative Pro Show, Italy's leading convention for advertising and photo retouching. It is still the project I'm most attached to, because it opened the door to my career.

The man lifting the animal skull from his face, wearing a vintage band t-shirt with a camera slung across his chest, against a blue backdropBehind the scenes — the photographer adjusting a boom-mounted softbox in a studio with a blue backdrop, umbrellas and lights around
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