Photoshop Compositing Secrets - Matt Kloskowski [83]
black backgrounds, 33
Black Fill setting, 145, 178, 187, 193, 237
black layer mask, 69, 219
black-and-white conversions, 109, 172
black and white View mode, 101
blemish removal, 103–104, 127
blend modes
Color, 241, 365
Color Dodge, 201
Hard Light, 53, 59, 86, 114, 172
Luminosity, 200
Multiply, 28, 44, 113
Normal, 54, 74
Overlay, 15, 49–50, 74, 102, 194
Screen, 28, 178, 188, 248, 258
Soft Light, 82, 109, 110, 300
blending layers, 215
blue backgrounds, 34
blur filters
Average Blur, 240, 365
Gaussian Blur, 203, 258, 270, 289, 352, 356
Motion Blur, 68, 80
Radial Blur, 68
Blur tool, 362
blurred group shot, 135
blurring
backgrounds, 68–69
foreground distractions, 203
image color, 240, 365
lights, 270
shadows, 289, 352, 356
Bol, Tom, 210
Borgman, Chris, 371
bracket keys ([ ]), 3, 4, 13
brainstorming ideas, 348–349
brightening
backgrounds, 133
highlights, 111
Brush tool, 13
brushes
hardness settings, 3
resizing, 3, 4, 13
Burn tool, 30, 85, 178, 303, 341, 365 See also Dodge and Burn technique
Burst shooting mode, 211
Busath, Drake, 139
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Camera Raw, 46
color adjustments, 108, 191
contrast adjustments, 108–109
exposure adjustments, 50, 78–79
Photoshop integration, 47, 50
Rotate Image button, 235
shadow adjustments, 71
Smart Objects, 47, 50, 72, 167
white balance adjustments, 78
camera settings
for HDR photos, 254
for multiple-exposure action photo, 210–211 See also photography setup
Canvas Size dialog, 160, 316
Channels panel, 267
Character panel, 249
children
in commercial composite, 358–359
in family/group portrait composite, 141
in one person, multiple poses composite, 312, 314, 322–323
city skyline image, 162–163
Clear All button, 172
Clear Guides command, 318
clipping masks
creating, 57, 164, 173, 199, 241
releasing, 241, 245
Clone Stamp tool, 84, 177, 356, 358
clouds
adding to skies, 94–95, 161, 232
image library of, 228
Clouds filter, 257
color
background, 31–34
desaturating, 265, 300
sampling, 25, 28, 93
color adjustments, xxiii
to backgrounds, 69, 186, 296, 300–301
to gradients, 180, 279
to parts of composites, 242
to subjects, 56–57, 108, 173, 199, 265
to textures, 296
Color blend mode, 241, 365
Color Dodge blend mode, 201
Color Efex Pro plug-in, xxiv
Bi-Color Filters, 180
Tonal Contrast filter, 179, 205, 250, 342, 366
Color Picker
Gradient Editor, 180, 279
Layer Style dialog, 25, 28, 148
Shape layer, 278
Color Range dialog, 92–94, 351, 360
color sampling
of hair color, 25, 28
of sky color, 93
color temperature, 56, 78
Colorize checkbox, 69, 186, 242, 296
commercial composite, 347–367
background image creation, 350–354
brainstorming ideas for, 348
composite creation steps, 355–366
final image example, 367
composites
planning ahead for, 38–40
ten things to know about, xiv–xxv
composites (specific)
basic composite, 37–61
commercial composite, 347–367
family/group portrait composite, 139–157
illustration-added composite, 327–345
live concert composite, 185–207
motorcyclist in motion composite, 63–89
movie poster composite, 227–251
multiple-exposure action photo, 209–225
one person, multiple poses composite, 311–325
professional office composite, 119–137
senior portrait composite, 91–117
single-photo composite, 295–309
sports template composite, 275–293
studio sports portrait composite, 159–183
ultra-grungy/edgy HDR background, 253–273
Concepcion, RC, 311
concert composite. See live concert composite
Content-Aware radio button, 43, 331
Continuous shooting mode, 211
contrast
adding to images, 164, 250
adjusting in Camera Raw, 108–109, 172
Photorealistic High Contrast option, 42
Tonal Contrast filter option, 179, 205, 250
Contrast slider, 9
Convert to Grayscale checkbox, 109, 172
Copy command, 96, 161, 232
Copy Merged command, 83, 163
Create a New Layer icon, 12
Create Clipping Mask option, 57, 164, 173, 199, 241
Create Layer command, 26, 148
Create New Adjustment Layer icon, 56
credit block text, 249
Crop tool, 155, 257, 318
cropping
composites, 155, 318
HDR backgrounds,