Comments on: How To Shoot and Light a Composite Image

By: Seagram Pearce

Seagram Pearce — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:20:00 +0000

I think it’s just that flag guy that throws everything off. He has completely different light on him which throws his tonal values out from the rest of the image. Could have worked on blending that a lot better by taking out contrast & getting black, white & grey points as close to the other elements as possible. But compositing is never an easy thing, so they didn’t do a terrible job. :)

By: Justin R Mayfield

Justin R Mayfield — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:21:00 +0000

Wow. Some really solid info. Loved the special FX bit… but oh dear god… the final composite looks like it was done in MS Paint. I’m really hoping their actual composite was really good, but they don’t want to give away trade secrets. Please let that be the case.

By: Dmitry Novoselov

Dmitry Novoselov — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:49:00 +0000

I would have to agree with all the comments. The composite was bland and poorly executed. One thing that stands out, as it feels like a composite. For example the guys lying on the grass, are they sinking in? and what is that stuff to the left of the guy on the grass? Cant even tell what that is. There was no difference when he set up the flash light during one of the battle shots, so whats the point? DOES NOT look pro.

By: Erwan Lol

Erwan Lol — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:15:00 +0000

Final image is really average, sorry slated guys, i’m sure there was a lot of work into that. I agree, the original concept was great, and there is some good tips in the tutorial, but the final image really killed it for me.

By: Stavro Snegovol

Stavro Snegovol — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:11:00 +0000

this composite made bunnies cry

By: james digiorgio

james digiorgio — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:59:00 +0000

That’s what they meant by a “well regulated militia.”

By: Daniel Cavallari

Daniel Cavallari — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:57:00 +0000

This is really an amateurish Photoshop job. Disappointing. Jay from the Slanted Lens usually puts together really solid stuff, but this is just not up to snuff.

By: Elliott.G.Montello

Elliott.G.Montello — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:36:00 +0000

Good idea, great photos but badly executed once inside of photoshop. The image could have been awesome. But in the end with that womans P.S Skills it was just mediocre

By: Jernej Lasič

Jernej Lasič — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:26:00 +0000

My thoughts exactly. The final image looks… avarage.

By: Remy Musser

Remy Musser — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:49:00 +0000

If the basic idea is good a lot of small details aren’t working on the final picture.
poor photoshop editing