Above: All the images of the comedians were shot backstage, as singles with different lighting conditions and setups. All of them needed to be clipped out and have extensive retouching done in order to set them all in a cohesive environment. This is one of the setups with the background, lighting, shadows, reflections and foreground elements removed after the initial process was completed.
Above: This is the main photo used as the backdrop for each composite. There were drastic changes to this image used differently for each scenario as seen in the completed images above.
Above: The image of the table used in each composition was created completely from scratch in Illustrator and Photoshop. There are no photographic elements used in the creation of the table, not even the wood grain texture.
Above: This Illustrator file shows the basic paths drawn for the initial process of creating the table.
Above: The grain texture was created completely from scratch in Photoshop using only filters and tools that ship directly with the software.
Above: This image shows the building phase of the table as the paths have been imported from Illustrator and the texture begins to encase the wooden parts of the table itself.
Above: The representation of the final table complete with textures, highlights and shadows.
Above: This image shows the way in which the table was used differently in each of the final compositions by adding relative reflections, shadows, highlights and props. All of the props were setup completely with shadows, reflections and transparency so that they could be shifted and interchanged for each of the finished compositions.