John Arthur Photography

Visual Artist, Photographer, Retoucher in Beaufort, SC

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A recent image I did of one of our nieces. I had a couple of smoke grenades left over that I wanted to use up, and as always... last minute before the sun sets, I get everyone running around trying to get ready to take photos ;) Going to start doing more fine art portraits in the future, stay tuned! Oh, and let me know which you prefer... color or black and white? . . . . #portraiture #portrait #fineart #smoke #beaufortsc #blackandwhite #surreal #fantasy #princess #johnarthurphotography (at John Arthur Photography)

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New blog post up on my website for some extra thoughts and WIPs on my "Execution of a Dream" ...Link in Bio. . . . . #conceptualphotography #scifi #scifiart #conceptualart #painter #particleshop #blender3d #blender3dart #compositephotography #johnarthurphotography (at John Arthur Photography)

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Having lost a my Instagram account a few times isn't so bad... at least I get to re-visit some of my older work that I love. From a couple of years ago, parachute dress rented from @dreamshootrentals . Styling by @styletobits MUA: Alyson Osborn Model: @austii_ . . . . #dreamshootrentals #red #styledtobits #conceptualphotography #portraitphotography #johnarthurphotography (at John Arthur Photography)

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Giving this multiple pictures in a post a try :) My personal favorites of Alexx @thealexxmarie. I've also added a few to my blog at johnarthurphoto.com. Last image in this series is so my style, just absolutely love it. . . . #portraiture #portraitphotography #smoke #conceptualphotography #studiophotography #johnarthurphotography (at John Arthur Photography)

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A little surprise for @thealexxmarie, I went a little artsy with one of her edits and I can't help but share it :) Happy Monday! #dramatic #volkano #red #conceptualphotography #studiophotography #portraiture #fantasyart #johnarthurphotography (at John Arthur Photography)

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Screenshot of my retouching of lovely @thealexxmarie , not much to do here, but I always love this black and white version when I'm dodging and burning. I'm considering doing a time lapse of an entire retouch, not sure of the best software. Any suggestions? #retouching #rapanels #adobe #photoshop #portraitphotography #studiophotography #bandw #johnarthurphotography (at John Arthur Photography)

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Where to even start re-uploading content? How about this shot of Alex that I took last July? The last year has been a lot of experimenting and learning new things, so I could tell better stories. I'm almost ready to start sharing more of those, a little bit of a different direction, but I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do. Keep an eye out for Alex in some upcoming conceptual work I've been grueling over! #dark #darkhair #beautiful #portraiture #headshots #studiophotography #johnarthurphotography (at John Arthur Photography)

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Super fun shoot with Alexx yesterday. She needed some new photos for a song she's about to release called Volkano. She wanted something done with red smoke, which turned out amazing! She's an absolutely wonderful singer and super cool to hang out with, definitely give her a follow at @thealexxmarie Fingers crossed I won't have to post this again in a week... Makeup: @beatbycourt #redsmoke #smoke #volkano #portraitphotography #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)

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So... a repost since my Instagram account disappeared again... Thanks everyone for bearing with me and re-following. Hopefully this isn't something I'll have to keep dealing with. How to recreate a mythical figure? Find a goddess ;) Amy was kind enough to come into the studio and model for a personal project of mine involving The Fates. It may be a little while until I get the final image done, but here she is portraying Lachesis. I hope you enjoy it! Model: @fit.momma.sc86 Makeup and Hair: @sassypantsjenn #thefates #fatesisters #moirai #conceptual #conceptualphotography #studiophotography #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)

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For my fellow photoshoppers and photographer friends that take interest in this sort of thing ;) My recent composite, with my niece, showed her playing at tea time trying to save her bear. The entire set was built in Blender 3D, rendered and then brought into photoshop for compositing. The image of her was taken in the studio on green screen, which I've never used before, but thought that it would be ideal to see how much time it would save me cutting her out of the background. It did wonders, all though not perfect, I never had to touch the pen tool in Photoshop, yay! The longest part of this image was getting my feet wet in 3d software... huge learning curve for me, photographing and photoshopping her into the scene took very little time. The final image, which I'm going to title "Play Time" (for now heheh), and then a couple of images showing a few of the models used. Not all the textures made it into the final render since I felt they were too complicated and muddied the waters, so to speak. I hope you enjoyed it, and look for my next one! #blender3d #photoshop #fantasy #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)

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Happy New Year everyone! We hope that everyone had fun celebrating and made it home safe. Here's to 2017, telling bolder stories and better lies! #coneptual #blender3d #fantasy #photoshop #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)

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Yesterday I sent one of Jamie that I really liked to Jenny, but yeah naw this one definitely is badass! If you know Jamie, you know that he's always a positive type of guy, super friendly, and great to talk to. Getting a fierce look out of him was a little tougher than anticipated, but I think he pulled it off nicely ;) Makeup: Jennifer Dick @sassypantsjenn #twd #zombie #zombiemakeup #halloween #blackandwhite #studiophotography #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)

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In before the season premiere of #thewalkingdead ! Me getting ready for work haha. Had a lot of fun in the studio today with Jenny and Jamie. More pics to come ;)

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Shot of Shawn from @sksignsdesigns, a budding photographer and all around cool guy. Finally getting to go through some raw images from the 5d mkiv, since they updated Adobe Camera Raw this morning. #5dmkiv #canon #headshot #portrait #portraitphotography #beards #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)

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Fun image for the talented folks at Circus Building Entertainment. Shot in their space in Charleston. The entire background, including the balloons and their logo was modeled and rendered in Blender 3D and then composited in Photoshop. Hope you enjoy! @circusbuilding #blender3d #b3d #conceptual #aerialist #acrobatics #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)

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Lala came by the studio to get some shots done for her upcoming book about balancing a chronic illness while being an over achiever. Some of the most fun I've ever had on a shoot, so excited for her book be published! #portrait #portraiture #author #beautiful #headshots #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)

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Lovely meeting Alex and getting a few shots of her in the studio yesterday! One of our favorites, enjoy the rest of your weekend and if you're local, stay safe at the Water Festival! #portrait #headshots #portraitphotography #darkhair #beautiful #johnarthurphoto (at John Arthur Photography)