Advanced Photoshop Compositing: The Art of Storytelling
Step right up, step right up, and welcome to the big show! Join Kirk Marsh at the Vernardos Circus for a class on conceptual composite photography. In this class Kirk goes through his process of separately photographing a circus strongman and a juggler with the goal of compositing them both together into a fantastic and magical final image. Kirk goes through the gear used, his camera settings, the location set up, props, wardrobe, and how to approach creating the elements for the final composition. After the strongman and juggler shoot is completed, Kirk has an additional shoot with just the juggler in a variety of positions to create a fantasy composite of her in multiple locations within the final image. After the images are captured Kirk heads into the studio to share his compositing workflow. By the end of the class you’re sure to be inspired to create cool composites of your own or maybe even run away and join the circus!
Release Date: 2019-04-18
Lessons
Introduction
Kirk introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 0 mins 32 seconds
The Strongman
Kirk walks us through the set up for the first part of the composite.
Duration: 7 mins 30 seconds
The Juggler
The next shoot involves photographing the juggler for the composite.
Duration: 3 mins 11 seconds
Second Juggler Shoot
An alternative composite involves multiple frames of the juggler in different positions.
Duration: 8 mins 30 seconds
Post Processing Strongman and Juggler: Part 1
Back in the studio Kirk goes through his process for compositing the strongman and juggler into a single image.
Duration: 12 mins 43 seconds
Post Processing Strongman and Juggler: Part 2
Kirk continues the composite of the strongman and juggler.
Duration: 10 mins 49 seconds
Post Processing Strongman and Juggler: Part 3
Kirk completes the strongman and juggler composite.
Duration: 14 mins 51 seconds
Multiple Juggler Composite
Kirk goes through his process for compositing all the images of the juggler into a single photo.
Duration: 27 mins 6 seconds