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From Shoot Through Photo Editing: Building a Composite in Photoshop

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Overview

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Compositing in Photoshop opens a world of imagination and gives you the tools to channel your inspiration directly through your fingertips. In this class, Aaron Nace will walk you through a shoot to show you how to play with size and scale to create a fantastical image. Aaron will teach you about directing light so that the combination of images share matching light sources; posing models correctly to achieve your vision, and diving into photoshop to carefully composite the photos and walk away with something that could only have been imagined.  


Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CC 2015

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Shoot: The Book Scene Background Shots
  • Setting Up and Testing for Model Shots
  • Shoot: The Model Shots
  • Culling Images and Merging HDR Shots
  • Compositing Background Images
  • Compositing Model: Cut out and Color Matching
  • Making Shadows Realistic in Photoshop
  • Finishing the Composite: Final Touches

Taught by

Aaron Nace

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