Simple Backdrops for Compositing
Offered By: CreativeLive
Course Description
Overview
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:
- How to create and use bedsheets as backdrops so that your images have a painterly background.
- How to effectively and inexpensively use color theory and prop placement to create a set in your own home.
- How to shoot backgrounds for subjects you will composite in later, and top tricks for being able to create smooth composites.
Syllabus
- 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
Taught by
Brooke Shaden
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