Photographic Illusions: Collage and Digital Compositing

Discover a three-part process for creating surrealistic photos that use in-camera and post-production techniques to trick the eye

• Introduction
• Sketching, Planning, and Crafting
• In-Camera Collage
• 3D Collage and Digital Hybrid Composite
• Final project

Through photographic illusions, you can create out-of-this-world imagery that captures a viewer’s attention and invites intrigue. Hugh Kretschmer is a photographer who has worked with brands like Sony, Honda, and Old Spice, and has a permanent display at the 9/11 memorial.

In this online course, he guides you on a journey through the surreal, to challenge your creativity both on set and behind the camera. Learn to use Hugh’s “3D assemblage” method to build photos with your own hands, before exploring digital techniques to perfect your final piece. Discover how to illustrate your imagination with crafts, a camera, editing software, and a whole lot of weird and wonderful ideas.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• The Sketch
• Pre-production Planning: Color, Props, and Sets
• First Capture
• Printing and Preparation for Collage
• 3D Collage
• Second Capture
• Digital Compositing of All Your Captured Assets 1
• Digital Compositing of All Your Captured Assets 2
• Touch Ups, Color Correction, and Optional Effects
• Photographic Illusions: Collage and Digital Compositing