Creating Lighting Effects for Advanced Compositing

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Bret Malley

1:41:26

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01 introduction.mp4

01:44

02 Gear and setup.mp4

06:26

04 painting with light.mp4

11:09

05 small scale pyro.mp4

10:41

06 large scale pyro 1.mp4

06:09

07 large scale pyro 2.mp4

03:23

08 reviewing making selects.mp4

06:03

09 previsualisation.mp4

02:35

010 editing in raw.mp4

07:14

011 compositing elements together.mp4

08:20

012 warping light effects.mp4

12:50

013 shifting colors.mp4

07:05

014 adding in fire.mp4

10:28

015 final effects.mp4

07:19

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Bret introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Learn what gear and setup is required to create these lighting effects.
Bret shares some of the gear he uses for light painting.
Now that you have the gear and everything set up you can start painting with light to create your effects.
After setting yourself up in a safe environment you can capture some flames and sparks.
After capturing a series of smaller sparks and flames Bret moves to the fire pit for a larger flame.
Taking it up another notch, Bret lights a Christmas tree on fire to capture larger flames.
After the shooting is done you’ll want to go through all photos and select the photos you want to use in your projects.
It is really important to imagine where things can go when you try to match the right special effects for your photos.
With your selections and pre-visualization complete, it is time to edit your effects in Adobe Camera Raw (or Lightroom).
Bret begins the process of compositing in some of the lighting effects into the final photo.
Once your light painted elements have been added to the composition you’ll probably need to manipulate its shape to fit your subject.

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Bret is an educator and professional photographer specializing in imaginative, surreal, and often magic-enhanced creations. He is the author of Adobe Master Class: Advanced Compositing in Adobe Photoshop CC and his work has been featured in publications such as Advanced Photoshop, Photoshop Creative, and Photography is Art magazines. He is a full-time college professor teaching classes on photography, design, motion graphics, and Adobe Photoshop.

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