Fantastical Compositing: Combining Multiple Images to Create Fantasy Fine Art

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• Join Bret as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
• When you are looking to do something magical you want to consider all the different pieces.
• Once your room is set, you can set up the lights and evaluate how that will affect the subjects and scene.
• Help your talent understand the setup, their placement, and how this will work.
• With the base shot done, you can start adding in the magical elements.
• This concept involves floating stuffed animals, and now you can start shooting each animal in position.
• You can even add in the family pet to take the composite to the next level.
• Once the shooting is done it is time to review the photos and rate them prior to editing.
• Now its time to move into Photoshop and begin building what will become the foundation for the final composite.
• Using Photoshop, you can fine tune contrast and color to more seamlessly integrate each element into the scene.
• Photographing the dog required several photos, and all of them had to be composited together to create the final dog image.
• With the composite built you can start adding the final touches and special effects.

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