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Photoshop Compositing Secrets: Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites
 
 

Photoshop Compositing Secrets: Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites [Kindle Edition]

Matt Kloskowski
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites


Compositing is one of the hottest trends in Photoshop and photography today for portrait photographers, designers of all walks of life, and even retouchers. Everywhere you look, from group photos, to school graduation or sports portraits, to magazines, movie posters, and DVD covers, chances are, you’ve seen compositing.

In Photoshop Compositing Secrets, Matt Kloskowski takes you through the entire process behind creating convincing, well-executed, and captivating composites. You’ll see how to create images that run the gamut from real-world portraits for corporate, graduation, or group photos to sports portraits, templates, and collages, and even the surreal, dramatic composites that clients clamor for.

You'll learn:

  • One of the most important secrets to compositing: how to master selections in Photoshop (yes, even wispy hair),
  • What background color, and camera and lighting setups work best for compositing,
  • How to move a subject from one background to another, and the Photoshop lighting and shadowing techniques to make it look real,
  • And all the Photoshop tips, tricks, and special effects you need to pull off a convincing, professional composite.

No matter if you're a professional, an aspiring professional, or a hobbyist, Photoshop Compositing Secrets will sharpen your skills and open up a whole new avenue of photographic expression in an easy-to-understand way that will have you creating your own composites in no time.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars CS5 27 Nov 2011
Format:Paperback
Great book. Nowhere does it say that it is for photoshop CS5 users only. If you don't have CS5 then don't buy it.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent instruction book 24 Aug 2011
Format:Paperback
Matt Kloskowski is one of my favourite writers and broadcasters about all items photoshop. This book is a very good instruction on this popular but sometimes difficult technique. All images in the book are available to download from the web, and so you can use them to perfect the different techniques explained, and compare your efforts with his.

A basic working knowledge of photoshop is required, but you do not need any more than that. It is well laid out as a book to read, or to dip into for ideas and advice. Highly recommended.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book 7 Sep 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I thought I knew my way around Photoshop CS5 pretty well with good use of many techniques I'd learnt over the years. I bought this book thinking I might be a little disappointed at its content but because it was written by Matt Kloskowski ( I have some of his other books) I thought I'd give it a try. I'm glad I did. Not only did it highlight some of my bad habits, it also showed me that I'm wasting a lot of time doing it the way I was. The book has a link to a download site for files and videos etc for all the chapters totally over 3.2GB if I remember correctly so you can practice with the actual images used in the book. I feel the book is slightly overpriced but still worth the money as its already saved me a lot of time in only 2 days! A good read and worth having in my opinion.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars hours of fun!
This is the second book I have purchased by this author, and I really like it. I have more comprehensive books on photoshop, which go into massive detail about how to do... Read more
Published 9 days ago by S. Gerhand
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
I learned so much from this book, my understanding of compositing has reach new levels, clearly written and understandable for anyone new to this art, highly recommended.
Published 17 days ago by G. Thomson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Top class! Informative, easy to understand with only a basic knowledge of PS.
A lot of "ahhh so that's how it's done! Read more
Published 21 days ago by Leslie
5.0 out of 5 stars Tricks of the trade...
Excellent examples, easy to read and follow. Don't know what to say really... this book along with Voices That Matters - Layer's is a winner combo. Get it.
Published 27 days ago by K3ntFIN
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow, quick to learn
I have learnt at a faster rate than any other book I have bought to help me get the most of CS5. Others have said it, but I will say it too, this book is for CS5 users. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ChrisD
5.0 out of 5 stars User friendly and very helpfull book.
Easy to use by anyone. Comes with images you can use to practise.
Step by step instructions.
Worth the money.
Published 2 months ago by Sophia Z.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good reading & tips
Haven't read all the book, but it shows basics - plus how to build on selections/masking/editing for any project imaginable.
Published 4 months ago by Chalky
5.0 out of 5 stars A good present
This book was bought as a Birthday present for my photographer husband, he hadn't seen it before and has only read a little of it but seems very pleased.
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. J. M. Cadle
3.0 out of 5 stars Download Server for Examples Faulty
The book contains useful techniques well explained. The book is really for studio work but that is made clear in other reviews. Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Haylock
5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another brilliant book from this publisher
The author is one of the leading educators/lecturers in photography and the use of Photoshop; Scott Kelby is the other and they have sometimes written in partnership and run... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Claptonian
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With the layer mask still active and the Brush tool still selected, up in the Options Bar, set the blend Mode to Overlay. Then, choose a brush size that is about the size of the fringe you see, set your Foreground color to black (because black will hide whatever we paint on), and start painting on that fringe. &quote;
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If you don’t have wispy hair or any stray details that are really far out of the original selection (like in this example), then you can get by with a low setting of around 10–15 pixels or so. &quote;
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Go to Layer>Matting>Defringe, enter a Width setting of 1 pixel, and click OK. Most of the time, you’ll immediately see the fringe disappear. If it doesn’t, go to Edit>Undo and reapply Defringe with a 2-pixel setting instead. Like I said before, it doesn’t happen for all photos, but if you do see a small fringe around the edges, the Defringe feature works great. &quote;
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