Practical Photoshop - UK (2020-01)
Issue 106 January 2020 LEARN PHOTOSHOP CC & LIGHTROOM TODAY! BLOCKBUSTER BLENDING COMBINE YOUR PHOTOS IN AMAZING NEW WAYS CO ...
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HIGHLIGHTS: WHAT’S INSIDE... http://www.digitalcameraworld.com COMPOSITING ...
DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES HERE http://bit.ly/pho_106 ON YOUR PC OR MAC Over the following pages we’ll take an in-depth look at ...
Over the following pages we’ll look at the camera and lighting skills that went into photographing our composite here. The best ...
THE SET UP NEW KID ON THE BLOCK 1 PLAIN BACKDROP A plain backdrop is helpful. Not only does it give our image a clean, unclutter ...
THE SET UP CONTINUED... 4 LIGHTING KIT We used two studio flashes to light our scene. One of the heads is linked to the camera w ...
TOP TIPS SHOOTING COMPOSITES Perfect the positioning, camera settings and lighting for a polished and professional looking compo ...
TOP TIPS SHOOTING COMPOSITES FLASH AND EXPOSURE When using studio flash for portraits like this we need to set our camera to man ...
When it comes to combining the images for a composite, there are key Photoshop skills and techniques that will help you along th ...
KEY COMPOSITING SKILL NO.1 SELECTIONS Selections help us isolate part of a shot, so they’re vital for composites as they allow u ...
KEY COMPOSITING SKILL NO.2 TRANSFORMING When piecing images together the Transform command is vital. It lets you resize, rotate ...
KEY COMPOSITING SKILL NO.3 LAYER BLENDING MODES Blend modes let us quickly blend our layers based on the values of the pixels, a ...
KEY COMPOSITING SKILL NO.4 LAYER MASKS Simply put, a mask lets you either hide or reveal portions of a layer. This is key for al ...
06 ADD MORE BLOCKS We need to use the other blocks images to cover the rest of the face. Go to the next image then prepare and c ...
09 ADD SURROUNDING PIECES Open another block image and use the Lasso tool to make a rough selection of some of the scattered blo ...
With a few Photoshop layer skills you can create all kinds of fantastical images, like our fairy scene. This is done using a ran ...
01 CUT OUT THE SUBJECT Open comp_before and go to Select>Subject. Next, you want go to Select>Select and Mask. Increase Ra ...
04 PAINT SHADOWS AND DOTS Add a new layer then Alt- click the line between it and the wing layer. Paint black to add shadows ove ...
A shoot rarely goes exactly to plan, especially when working with children or animals. While photographing the dog here, my idea ...
01 SELECT THE SPLASH Open the four start images into Photoshop CC, then go to image three. Grab the Lasso tool from the toolbar ...
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