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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.
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Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections & Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites Compositing is one of the hottest trends in Photoshop & photography today for portrait photographers designers of all walks of life & even retouchers. Everywhere you look from group photos to school graduation or sports portraits to magazines movie posters & 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 & 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 & collages & 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 & camera & lighting setups work best for compositing * How to move a subject from one background to another & the Photoshop lighting & shadowing techniques to make it look real * & all the Photoshop tips tricks & 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 & 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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