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Creative Compositing Part 2: Putting it Together in Photoshop

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Master the compositing secrets used in professional commercial advertising. Join legendary commercial advertising photographer Joel Grimes as he shares his best creative Photoshop techniques, tools, and tips and tricks that will teach you how to “sell the fake” and create breathtaking, professional composite portraits.

  1. Introduction (01:26) Join Joel as he recaps the first part of this two-part class where he did all of the shooting, both in studio and on location, to capture the images that will be used in the second part of the class.
  2. Making the Selects (04:10) When making your selects, you are going for the look that works with the project and background. By shooting multiple poses and angles it provides a great resource of photos to chose from.
  3. Blending the HDR Background (09:53) Look over Joel's shoulder as he demonstrates all the settings and choices he makes as he runs the background captures through Photomatix Pro to create the final background image.
  4. Creating that Grungy Look (13:52) Starting with a portrait of Ashley, the soccer player, Joel takes us through his process for getting his signature grungy look.
  5. Extracting the Subject (07:49) Learn how to use the Quick Select and Refine Edge tools in Photoshop CS5 to make the job of extracting the subject from its original background a piece of cake.
  6. Prepping the Background (16:47) Before dropping the subject into the scene, the background image needs to be run through the same grunging process that was done to the subject to help them work together.
  7. Creating Atmosphere (16:19) A big part of "selling the fake" is taking steps to connect the subject to the background by creating and enhancing the atmosphere of the photo.
  8. Dodge and Burn (04:46) Dodging and burning is a great technique for evening out the tones in the model's face and bringing out her beauty.
  9. Final Retouches (05:27) Joel brings the final composite home with a few techniques to retouch the subject and burn in the shadows to add to the sense that she is really standing in the scene.
Course Time: 01 Hours 20 Minutes
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  1. G. Schrader
    Mar 23 2013
    Mr. Grimes, is now for me, the best instructor at Kelby Training. He is practical, informative, and well spoken. He would be a photographer and artist that can be very helpful in the real world situation. I give him 5 starts
  2. M. Robertson
    Feb 15 2013
    Joel's process and the resulting image generated a lot of ideas for my own work. Time well spent.
  3. M. Campbell
    Jan 26 2013
    Great course - learned a ton. Enjoyed the methods and flow.
  4. J. Filippi
    Jan 19 2013
    Very good Course. I Lover his Style!!!
  5. J.
    Dec 27 2012
    Great course , I really learned a lot from this course and I'm excited to go out and try some of the techniques I learned .I liked the fact that Joel was very honest and didn't try to pretend that he had all the answers to every question but that a lot of his work is trial and error and he is still learning too .
  6. S.
    Nov 13 2012
    Honestly, I can't put into words how much I have learned. There are so many golden nuggets I've found just in this class. Joel Grimes and I share a similar problem. We don't see color too well. But he's come up with such a brilliant way of maneuvering around it that will increase my workout put so much faster! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
  7. T. Hilton
    Oct 16 2012
    Learned a lot, thanks for sharing this excellent process.
  8. J. Dominguez
    Oct 3 2012
    Amazing! Thanks for sharing this!
  9. V. Schmidt
    Sep 11 2012
    Extremely valuable info. Complex things told simply and honestly. The 14 minute segment "Getting that grungy look" opened up a new world for me. Thanks!
  10. K.
    Aug 18 2012
    He is very good instructor, and give great tips on Third party software for Photoshop.
  11. D. Starrett
    Aug 11 2012
    the greatest course on here by far, joel is brilliant and an excellent communicator
  12. J. Brandon
    Aug 10 2012
    I learned a ton from this class. I have Matt's book too and plan to watch this class a few times while I practice my skills...
  13. J. Ebrada
    Jul 2 2012
    Great unselfish tutorial from a great artist. Thank you Joel for sharing your technique.
  14. B. Minderhoud
    Jun 26 2012
    Excellent two courses about compositing with Joel Grimes. Made me decide to give it a try and it really rocks. Would love to see some more from him on this!
  15. W. Rivett
    Jun 23 2012
    This is a great course, if you don't get something out of it you need to get your doctor to check for a pulse, quickly!
  16. F.
    May 27 2012
    Wow ! What a great teacher . He seems to really care that I understand what he is teaching.Well done Joel and kelbytraining.com . Kudos
  17. 7.
    Apr 19 2012
    Wow, terrific lesson and Joel really communicates well plus very very creative. Love his style...
  18. B. Burke
    Apr 16 2012
    Great info! Thanks Joe.
  19. J. Carr
    Mar 12 2012
    awesome! would really like to see more videos similar to this style.
  20. W. Martinez
    Mar 1 2012
    Holy goodness!!!! Joel is one of the best teachers out there. I really feel like he held nothing back. Simple to understand and follow and he didn't blabber about, went right to the point of what he was doing and why. Please bring him back for another course if possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is simply awesome.
  21. J. Jones
    Feb 20 2012
    Great instruction, Joel Grimes! Totally worth the time to watch.
  22. K. Kaim
    Feb 19 2012
    absolutely amazing thx for that course
  23. S. Musumeci
    Feb 18 2012
    Couldn't find this at first, but once I did.....I LOVED IT!! Great explanations, and little tips along the way. I'll be shooting tomorrow, to try this new (new to me) technique. Always love Joel's work. Thank you!!! Never knew about the refine brush. WOW - was I missing stuff by not knowing this!!!
  24. C. King
    Feb 18 2012
    Great course full of composite tips that will help you make the final image as realistic as possible.
  25. J. Tebbetts
    Feb 9 2012
    This was an excellent course--well organized and well presented. Joel communicates very effectively and does not clutter the important points with a lot of unnecessary chatter and philosophy. His honesty is refreshing, and the techniques in his two compositing courses have applications far beyond just placing a person in an environment. Great work Joel, and thanks very much for sharing.

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