Christmas gift

[Roxy Clark]

Hi Damien, 

Hope you are well. My (only lol) past client got in touch asking if we could do something as a Christmas gift/something festive for her mum, as one of her old dogs passed recently. So I was thinking of doing this for her. This is a very very rough sketch (to see if she likes the idea). 
This is the only usable picture of her younger self that I have from 2019. I have it in DNG and edited (ugly I know!!!!) Tiff file. I  deleted all my raws from that shoot (I had 1500 images, as it was a 9 dog shoot and I couldn't bring myself to go through them one by one all over again).

For now I completely desaturated greens and yellows and used AI to remove some grass but how do I do a nice believable 'cut out' .. how do I deal with all that hair? Do you have any other tips for me for a nice blending?

The lady said she likes the idea but would like the dog stand out more. Would I tone the room down? Bring the light to the dog? Many thanks!

[Roxy Clark]

She loved this darker (room/window)

version, soI think this is what we are working towards. 

Edited November 21, 2025 by Roxy Clark

[Damien Symonds]

9 hours ago, Roxy Clark said:

I have it in DNG and edited (ugly I know!!!!) Tiff file. I  deleted all my raws from that shoot

DNG is raw.

[Damien Symonds]

https://mbf.cc/3AS69n

[Roxy Clark]

4 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

DNG is raw.

That'll be why I have kept it! I had no recollection of ever working with DNG, but now that you've said it I do seem to have a very vague memory of it.

 

 

4 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

https://mbf.cc/3AS69n

Amazing! Thank you so much! Will have a go tomorrow 😃

[Damien Symonds]

How did this ever turn out, @Roxy Clark?

[Roxy Clark]

9 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

How did this ever turn out, @Roxy Clark?

Hi Damien,. apologies! Was meaning to update you but haven't been on my editing computer for a few weeks. Here's the final version. The daughter gifted it before Christmas, and she was delighted with it! Thank you for your help!