Commercial Photo Compositing in Photoshop with Nathaniel Dodson - 1 of 2
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Join video creator and photographer Nathaniel Dodson on Adobe Live as he takes you through his process of compositing commercial photography and covers the technical skills of compositing for Photoshop. On Day 1, follow along as he plans, gathers source materials from Adobe Stock, and assembles the image in Photoshop. Come back for Day 2 as he lights and matches color to create a realistic image, then color grades and adds final touches to create a finished piece. Follow alongside Nathaniel with free Adobe stock assets and composite your own piece!
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Guest Nathaniel Dodson is a graphic designer and photographer based in Pennsylvania: https://tutvid.com/
Host Idara Ekpoh is a Nigerian-American photographer, creative director, and educator based in Arizona: https://www.idaraekpoh.com/
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00:00 Start
02:15 Intro to Nathaniel and his work
04:22 Moodboard creation
10:56 Photo selects for the composition
13:44 Evaluating photos for various elements
20:02 Strategies for blending photos - layer masks for blocking
25:32 Mask painting techniques for adding trees
33:12 Finding a natural blending location for photos
37:42 Evaluating shadows and blending treelines
54:09 Adding foreground elements to the composition
57:18 Working on adding trees
58:44 Bringing in rocks and grass - keeping natural edges
1:02:25 Content Aware Fill
1:05:02 Patching in an image for more foreground fill
1:08:12 Adjusting areas of dark and light with adjustment layers and masks
1:14:00 Eliminating sun beams
1:18:11 Adding an Exposure Adjustment Layer and using Blend if
1:20:12 Marking the original sun placement - removing/replacing the sky
1:34:45 Thinking about perspective - subject placement
1:39:40 Selecting subjects and compositing with masks
1:45:21 Blending subjects and discussing approaches
1:52:20 Plan for day 2
1:53:45 Average time Nathaniel spends on a composite
1:55:22 Wrap up
