Photoshop Compositing Secrets - Matt Kloskowski [82]
GARY LAND (www.garylandphotography.com):
Gary Land is a commercial photographer who has shot ad campaigns for Nike, Reebok, Adidas, and Coca Cola. He has a great style to his work and, like many of my favorites here, his website even has some behind-the-scenes photos, so you can see how some of his photos were done.
DOUGLAS SONDERS (www.sondersphotography.com):
Douglas is a commercial photographer, specializing in on-location photography. Even though much of his work is on-location, there are still a lot of compositing elements to it. Definitely worth a look.
JUSTIN PAGUIA (www.justinpaguia.com):
Justin is a retoucher who often works with Douglas Sonders (mentioned above), in addition to other photographers. I always love to stop by his website, because his portfolio has the final images, as well as many of the originals, so you can see what he started with.
CHRIS BORGMAN (www.chrisborgman.com):
I found Chris Borgman’s website about a week before this book went to press. Like James Quantz, Jr., he has a great portfolio. But one of the things I like most about Chris’s website is that he posts many before and after shots, as well as some videos that show the progression of his composites.
SEVENTHSTREET (www.seventhstreetstudio.com):
Their portfolio includes a beautiful mixture of photo composites, 3D renders, and all other types of photography elements. They’ve got a large body of commercial work, and you’ve probably seen their work featured in just about every Photoshop and design-related magazine out there. Plus, you’ll see the before images listed for many of their composites, so it’s a great way to learn.
MOTOR IMAGE WORKS (www.motorimageworks.com):
If you’re into cars, then this one is a must see. They’ve got a full portfolio of CGI and composited car images. Very cool stuff!
Index
[ ] (bracket keys), 3, 4, 13
50% Gray fill, 124
A
action composites
motorcyclist in motion photo, 63–89
multiple-exposure action photo, 209–225 See also sports template composite
Add a Layer Style icon, 24
Add Layer Mask icon, 27
Add mode, Quick Selection tool, 3, 4
Adjustment Brush tool, 78, 171, 198, 239
adjustment layers
Curves, 164, 200, 267–268
Gradient Fill, 81, 82
Gradient Map, 180
Hue/Saturation, 69, 173, 186, 242, 269, 296, 353
Levels, 258, 287
Photo Filter, 56–57, 173, 199, 265
Vibrance, 155, 353
Adjustments panel, 56
advanced commercial composite. See commercial composite
All Layers sampling option, 177
Aperture Priority mode, 210, 222
aspect ratio option, 198, 299
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB), 254
Auto White Balance setting, 222
Auto-Blend Layers feature, 215–216
Average Blur filter, 240, 365
B
Background color
choosing for portraits, 31–34
swapping with Foreground color, 14
background image preparation
for basic composite, 41–45
for commercial composite, 350–354
for illustration-added composite, 328–331
for live concert composite, 186–190
for motorcyclist in motion composite, 64–69
for movie poster composite, 231–234
for senior portrait composite, 92–98
for sports template composite, 276–283
for studio sports portrait composite, 160–165
for ultra-grungy/edgy HDR background, 254–258 See also subject image preparation
backgrounds
brightening, 133
building a library of, xvi
color choice for, 31–34
enhancing lights in, 246–247, 269–270
experimenting with, 6
flipping, 77, 107, 177, 271
gradients added to, 97–98, 165
lights added to, 246–247, 269–270
modifying color of, 69, 186, 296, 300–301
multiple images for creating, 350–354
placing portraits into, 51–60
textures used for, 276, 296, 333
viewing selections on, 6, 19
white, 32, 134, 150
Barker, Corey, 368
basic composite, 37–61
background image preparation, 41–45
composite creation steps, 51–60
final image example, 61
planning ahead for, 38–40
portrait preparation, 46–50
basketball player image, 99–104
beauty dish, xviii
Bi-Color