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Getting the
timing right
Achieving the falling cereal was
simply a case of me dropping it into the
frame, and experimenting with the timing
and quantity. I found the best method was
to drop a full bowl at once, and to fire the
shutter straight after the release. You will
have some mistakes and some keepers, so
keep trying! To make it easier, shoot two
separate exposures of the milk and the
cereal. If you have an extra pair of hands,
you could try and do them together, but
it might be trickier!
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The final edit
I edited the two images (cereal and
milk) together in Photoshop. You
need to bring both images over into one
document, with the milk layer on top. To cut
out the milk, I used the Pen Tool to get
accurate results. Simply zoom into the picture
and place markers around the falling milk. The
Pen Tool will create a new Shape Layer. Once
you’re happy with your selection, you can
move the milk layer above the Shape Layer in
the Layers Panel, right-click on the top layer,
and select Create Clipping Mask to paste the
milk into the shape.
Where the milk had made a splash at the
bottom of the bowl, I opted to duplicate the
milk layer, add a black Layer Mask and use a
white brush to paint back the parts I wanted
to reveal. Finally on a merged top layer,
I used a grey paint brush at a reduced
Opacity (around 20%) to smooth out
the background for a flawless result.!ƺȸƺƏǼ xǣǼǸ