Gelbach Designs Inc.

Michael Balbi inlaying carpet as part of a custom job for Bank of America

As our common reader knows, we do just about anything. In this case, we are cutting and inlaying a logo made of one color of carpet into another color for a stage set layout. The speaker will be standing near the logo during the stage presentation for stockholders, while being surrounded by graphics we printed and attached to steel frames.

This is an image of Michael Balbi inlaying carpet as part of a custom job for Bank of America. He has his happy face on.

Lewisville Broadcast Set design

In this fun little pictorial, you can view one of our TV set designs going from the computer, to the shop, and finally to the studio.
Our typical process is like this:

• Client contacts us with request
• We create a design example in 3D, emailing it to all involved
• A little back and forth until everyone is happy with the layout, colors, and such
• The broadcast set is fully built in our shop, then dismantled and sent
• The set is finally assembled on location

Here are a few images of a set design we completed for the Lewisville career and technology center in Plano, Texas. Sadly, the studio lighting wasn’t on when the installed image was taken.

A small TV set design for the Checks And Balances webcast

Today I received two images from our installer (The great Michael Balbi) of broadcast studio sets he completed installing on location in Arkansas and Tennessee. I made a post previously with images of these broadcast sets in our warehouse as we were completing the final touches. If you would like to check that post out as well, please click here.

These small broadcast sets were perfect for the space provided, not wasting an inch. This gave both the economic web cast and the university a professional appearance. These images are prior to setting up the studio lighting.

The broadcast studio design for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Sharpening in Photoshop - An extreme example to show effect.

Let there be no confusion: All digital pictures, and many renderings or designs, benefit from sharpening as part of the work flow. The few exceptions are when low contrast or softness is desired for an artistic effect.

There are many ways to sharpen an image in Adobe Photoshop. Most Photoshop users use the simple sharpen commands in the Filters–>Sharpen menu, such as Smart Sharpen or Unsharp Mask. However, most professionals tend to use less intuitive processes ending with better results. This is a description of one of the simpler methods, High Pass Sharpening.

For this quick tutorial, I have chosen an old scan from a developed disposable camera. This is an image of some work we did years ago that will provide a great example for the potential client that just called about turning his pool and carriage house into a pirate scene (you would do it too, if you had the cash, don’t lie). This small rough looking image is the only proof that remains of our participation in this attraction.