Below, Kim has explained his process behind the edits he's made to some of our staff photos:
Edit #1: Staff photo featuring Stephanie Hang
First, open internet browser and search for “ dripping effect”. Then, choose the one with white background. Next, open PicsArt and start editing. In PicsArt, tap on the middle plus button and choose any portrait pictures from your phone’s photo album to continue. First, tap on the cutout button and cut only the subject while leaving the background out. To get a perfect shape of subject, time must be spent on every little detail. Once done, tap on the Save button on the top left corner of the screen. It will automatically save the Cutout in My Sticker folder within the app. Next, leave the editorial room and look for a color background. White is preferred at this point. Tap on White background which leads to a new editorial room. Tap on the Sticker button in the bottom and select "My Sticker" folder.
In "My Sticker folder", tap on the Cutout subject and palace it in the center of the white background. Before hitting apply, tap on the Add Photo icon on the bottom. This will open a photo album where the dripping effect picture is stored. When the dripping effect photo is added, instantly tap on the Blend icon and choose Lighten. The reason behind this is to make the dripping picture blend with the white background leaving its dripping outline to cover the Cutout subject. Once finished, tap on the Plus icon and tap on Sticker. In Sticker, search for any cool circles and tap on it to add into the editorial room. In the room, tap the Move Down icon to move the circle to the background. Tap Apply and then the dripping effect is set into motion. In my case, I chose a white wall background while also applying a shadow filter. To find the filter, go to tap on Mask Icon at the bottom and look for Shadow.
Edit #2: Staff photo featuring Casandra Hernandez
What is the most colorful thing in the world? Well, I can tell you that through the lens of our eyes, we can see the glimpse of the world at every angle, every corner, and every moment projecting in front of us. Therefore, I will start by offering my visual description of this portrait. I added the artistic black and white filter to capture the contrast and to add cinematic tone to the image. Doing this reflects viewers’ mood as they gaze upon the beauty hidden beneath the image. Giving a sense of space and time, dark shaded area represents sophistication while white shaded area constitutes innocence. Overall, the image provides an overview that our eyes communicate feelings. With these feelings we can see the world in black and white more than just sunshines and rainbows.
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