Photography & Photoshop · Original work · No AI

From camera to finished artwork.

Derrick combines original photography with Photoshop editing and graphic design to create finished work for businesses, musicians and independent filmmakers.

PhotographyRetouchingCompositingPrint design
Brown bear catching a fish in rushing water, photographed by Derrick Davidson
Original photography · no AI. Camera work and finishing by Derrick Davidson.

A broad creative range

One eye from capture to print.

Projects range from wildlife, portraits and live performance photography to retouching, layered compositing and complete promotional design.

For businesses, the work includes T-shirts, flyers, business cards, brochures and catalogues. For musicians, it includes vinyl, CD and single-cover artwork, posters, merchandise and release packaging. Derrick has also created cover artwork and promotional materials for independent and short-film directors.

Authorship note: all photography and Photoshop work shown on this page is Derrick’s original work. No generative AI was used.

Behind the camera

People, performance & place.

Bear catching a fish in rushing water
WildlifeTiming, movement and natural atmosphere.
Musician lifting a guitar during a live performance
Live musicHigh-energy stage photography.
Black-and-white portrait of a performer on stage
Performance portraitLight, texture and silhouette.
Bride smiling with a colorful bouquet
PortraitureExpression and selective color finishing.

Photoshop & graphic design

Made to be seen.

Artwork shaped for a specific audience and finished for print, packaging, merchandise or promotion.

Age of Reason live music poster
Age of ReasonLive music poster and promotional artwork.
Heritage Services business card
Heritage ServicesBusiness identity and card design.
Inside spread of a Hawley CSG business brochure
Hawley CSGInformation, mapping and brochure layout.
Cover spread of a Hawley CSG business brochure
Hawley CSGCatalogue and promotional design.
Superyob T-shirt design
SuperyobT-shirt and merchandise artwork.
Superyob Quality Street album front and back artwork
Superyob — Quality StreetAlbum artwork, typography and production layout.
Rivertooth CD booklet and cover artwork
RivertoothCD booklet, cover artwork and release packaging.
Runaways independent film DVD cover artwork
RunawaysIndependent-film cover artwork and promotion.

Photoshop composites

Built layer by layer.

Photography, masking, retouching, color, lighting, typography and texture come together in finished composite images.

Cinematic soccer Photoshop compositeFantasy baseball Photoshop composite

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