Photoshop Compositing Secrets - Matt Kloskowski [84]
Curves adjustment layer, 164, 200, 267–268
D
dancer photos, 312
Dark – Night preset, xxv, 234
darkening
blacks, 172
edges, 44–45, 87, 256, 303
feet, xxi, 171, 181
selective, 85, 164, 178, 199, 341
shadows, 111, 365
Decontaminate Colors checkbox, 9
Defringe feature, 17, 126, 147, 149, 261, 306
Density slider, 56
Desaturate command, 265, 300
Detail slider, 255
disabling layer masks, 220, 221
distortion problems, 256
distractions, cleaning up, 43
DiVitale, Jim, 368
Dodge and Burn technique
edge vignetting with, 303
enhancing highlights with, 364
refining hair with, 30
retouching skin with, 110–111
selective darkening with, 85, 178, 341, 365
Dodge tool, 30, 85, 178, 364
Doggett, Eric, 369
downloadable images, xiii, 286, 355
dramatic look, 232–234
drawing shapes, 277, 336–339
Drop Shadow layer style, 282, 302
Duplicate command, 76
Duplicate Group command, 281
duplicating layers, 44, 54, 64, 107
dusty smoke-like effect, 257–258
E
edge darkening effect, 44–45, 87, 256, 303
Edge Detection features, 7–8
edge lights, xix
edgy effect
Camera Raw settings for, 172
Color Efex Pro plug-in for, 179, 205
High Pass filter for, 58–59, 114, 204
Photoshop options for, 113–114, 172, 204
Tonal Contrast filter for, 179, 205, 342
Topaz Adjust plug-in for, 115 See also gritty effect; grunge look
Ellipse tool, 277
Elliptical Marquee tool, 352
Erase Refinements tool, 101
Eraser tool, 289, 351, 360
exposure adjustments
basic composite, 46, 50
live concert composite, 198–199
motorcyclist in motion composite, 78–79
movie poster composite, 239
professional office composite, 133
senior portrait composite, 99
studio sports portrait composite, 170–171
Exposure setting
Camera Raw, 46, 50
HDR Toning dialog, 42
Eye icons, 83, 147, 261, 334
Eyedropper tool
background color sampling with, 203
hair color sampling with, 25, 28
F
family/group portrait composite, 139–157
composite creation steps, 150–155
cropping the composite image, 155
final image example, 156–157
photography setup for, 140–143
portrait image preparation, 144–149
shadows added to, 152–154
Feather Selection dialog, 44
Feather slider, 8
feet
darkening, xxi, 171, 181
not including, xxii
Fill Light slider, 71, 172, 191, 235
Fill options
black fill, 145, 178, 187, 193, 237
gradient fill, 81, 82
gray fill, 124
white fill, 12, 53, 73, 134, 316
filters
Average Blur, 240, 365
Bi-Color Filters, 180–181
Clouds, 257
Gaussian Blur, 203, 258, 270, 289, 352, 356
High Pass, 58–59, 85, 114, 204
Lens Correction, 256
Lens Flare, 86, 178, 187, 247
Liquify, 127–128
Motion Blur, 68, 80
Photo Filter, 56–57, 173, 199, 265
Portrait Drama, 115
Radial Blur, 68
Tonal Contrast, 179, 205, 250, 342, 366
Unsharp Mask, 60
Warming Filter, 56, 173, 265
flare, lens, 86, 178, 187–189
Flatten Image command, 51, 76, 105, 264
Flip Canvas Horizontal command, 77, 177
Flip Horizontal command, 107, 271, 360
flipping
background images, 77, 107, 177
layers, 271, 360
focal length, 38
Font pop-up menu, 249
fonts, 249, 281, 283, 301
Foreground color
black setting for, 15, 27, 50, 55
swapping with Background color, 14
white setting for, 13, 49, 220
Foreground to Transparent gradient, 97, 165, 181, 243
Forward Warp tool, 127–128
FPS (frames per second), 211
Free Transform
percentage settings in, 130
positioning composites with, 175
resizing images with, 23, 52, 83, 96, 106, 130
shape transformations with, 277
stretching images with, 64–65
texture images and, 276
fringe problems, 15–17
in family/group portrait composite, 147, 149
in professional office composite, 125–126
in single-photo composite, 305–306
in ultra-grungy/edgy HDR composite, 261
Fuzziness slider, 94, 351
G
Gamma setting, 255
Gaussian Blur filter, 203, 258, 270, 289, 352, 356
Geometric Distortion checkbox, 256
ghosting in photos, 217
glow effects
Inner Glow, 24–26, 28, 148–149
Outer Glow, 131, 152, 304–306
Gradient Editor, 81, 180, 279
Gradient Fill dialog, 81, 82
Gradient Map adjustment layer, 180
Gradient Overlay layer style, 279, 281,