How’d they do that?

Being in the image business, I’m always keeping an eye out for cutting edge work and spend a lot of time looking at other photographers’ work and new commercial campaigns coming down the pipe.  Often the most breathtaking work is met with a “How’d they do that!?!?!” and the answer in reality is quite often “in post”.  Digital imaging retouching is an art-form all in itself, and I’ve stumbled across a great one in Christophe Huet. The site features plenty of great visuals, some of which you may recognize from recent campaigns, but one of the most engaging features is the Making Of section, featuring step-by-step illustrations of the different stages of the retouching process.  Fascinating.