Simple Backdrops for Compositing

Learn how to source, put together and polish backgrounds for your images by utilizing everyday objects, set design, and compositing. Award-winning and fine art photographer Brooke Shaden, shares her secrets to creating the magic behind her subjects. Not having a big budget or a great location should never stop someone from creating images that look expensive and refined.

You'll Learn:

1. How to create and use bedsheets as backdrops so that your images have a painterly background.
2. How to effectively and inexpensively use color theory and prop placement to create a set in your own home.
3. How to shoot backgrounds for subjects you will composite in later, and top tricks for being able to create smooth composites.

• Class Introduction
• How to Use Bedsheets as Backdrops
• Effectively Use Color Theory
• Set Design and Prop Placement
• Shoot Props and Self-Portraits for Composites
• Composite in Photoshop®: Selection and Shadows
• Composite in Photoshop®: Lighting and Color Adjustments