Astral Art Studio Blog Photo Compositing: Making the Impossible Possible

Almost all Hollywood movie posters are 'photoshopped'. Even though you know that, you are astounded when your favorite celebrity is seen in an image with flying saucers or dinosaurs. Photo compositing is a technique that allows you to create stunning images, with impossible and unbelievable elements in it. Most studios do this in a professional way, which includes a green screen photography shoot and an elaborate post-production session. However, you can use your favorite images and make a photo composite using Photoshop, without any additional investment. Watch the video tutorial above, to learn a quick photo compositing technique. Read on for some additional tips: 1. Subject or background, what should you photograph first? There is no definite answer to this question. However, most photographers shoot their subject first. It may be hard to find a subject who would perfectly go well with your background. Backgrounds are easy to choose later. You may even find a perfect background among stock photographs. Stock photographs could be the perfect source in various other instances too while compositing photographs. How often do you get an opportunity to photograph a wild fire or a flying helicopter? If your photo composite demands such an element, you may depend on stock photos. 2. Pay attention to lighting Your photo composite is never perfect if it looks like a composite. The discrepancies in the lighting on your subject and the lighting in the environment would give you away. Plan your background well in advance and light [...]The post Photo Compositing: Making the Impossible Possibleappeared first on Astral Art Studio.