Two parts to this project:
First part is fairly simple, but the second part requires you to be an expert in photoshop.
1) collect images from music artists from sources such as yahoo music, msn music, allmusic, or directly from artist official site. They can be CD covers (only of the latest CD releases) or images offered by the artist on his or her site where the artist's face is clearly visible.
I have a specific list hereto attached of artists i need. the images should not be performance pictures (in concert) or pictures from events (such as red carpet).
In order to move to phase two, i need to approve the images before you edit them in photoshop. if they are not good, we need to find other images.
2) Optimize the images: 99% of the time this will involve utilizing a combination of the brightness/contrast function and/or high-pass filter, blurring and color saturation. Also, we need to resize and crop to 150x150 pixels with 1 pixel border stroke (in black).
Attached are some examples from images that were successfully modified and also those that didn't work (marked as no_go; orig refers to the original image that was modified).
In order to bid for this project, please pick 2 or 3 artist from the list attached and send me a sample modification alongside the original image. Remember, they should not be performance or event pictures.
Happy bidding. Thanks!
PS: If you think you can do only part 1 successfully, feel free to bid, but please indicate this in your pm and adjust your bid accordingly.
Hello,
I am a specialist in graphics work (including Photoshop - among others). I am also well acquainted in searching for photographs, manipulating photos into unique photos, and I also have exclusive access to some photos that most others do not.
I uploaded one example that does not exist in this exact form anywhere on the internet. This is a unique [modified] photo of Erykah Badu. I put the SAMPLE text into the photo which I can of course remove. As per your requirements, there is a 1 pixel black border on a 150x150 pixel image. The original is 120 DPI, 1024x1024.
I am not sure about your fee. I *cannot* supply photos for your entire list at $100.00. My fee is $22/hour but I can quote a flat rate.
Best regards,
Shawn (Miami, FL)
This should be no problem to do. I am usually very good at getting great results from doing searches online. I am not trained in photoshop but I know paint shop pro like the back of my hand and am very experienced and talented as a graphic artist.
Look forward to getting started.
Dee
Am happy to help, but need to know how many images I am bidding on etc. I work in a professional design studio about 30 miles North of London so this job won't be a problem. Are you sorting out the copyright issues or are we bidding on that too? these images are owned by someone - usually the photographer or the band - but you need to find that out beforehand so you don't get taken to court. All the best, Dan.
Hello, I am a specialist in graphics work (including Photoshop - among others). I am also very good in searching for photographs and manipulating photos to make them look great.
I am ready to do it for you. I am Professional Photographer and I am interested in 2nd part of project. For 2nd part I will charge $30 and both parts $40. See MB
I am an expert in both searching for, finding, and manipulating pictures. I have taken a look at some of the artists you listed and sent you examples of my work. I would love to work with you on this project, so please contact me as soon as possible.