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Composite
Composite Workflow: Studio Lighting & Posing
Learn To Create Perfect Composite Portrait with the Right Lighting & Posing
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26 lessons
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5h 14m runtime
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24 assets included
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EN closed captions
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ES subtitles
Overview
CREATE IMAGES THAT STOP THE SCROLL
MASTER STUDIO LIGHTING
2:48
2:39What you’ll learn
- 01 Apply a six-step lighting checklist to any backplate
- 02 Match source, direction, quality and temperature of light
- 03 Identify lens and subject placement to match a plate
- 04 Shoot soft light, cathedral and paratrooper studio setups
- 05 Retouch and integrate subjects into their composite environments
Curriculum
26 lessons · 5h 14m·5 chapters
01 Trailers & Extras
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01
Composite Workflow Trailer
3m
Renee Robyn provides a thorough approach and breakdown of the fundamentals of composite photography in this tutorial.
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02
Renee Robyn | Composite Photographer
17m
Learn more about Renee Robyn in this video and her photography style, experience, and techniques to become better at photography.
02 1 - Lighting Checklist
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Introduction
3m
In the composite workflow series, Renee guides you on tackling the difficulties in lighting for compositing techniques.
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02
Step 1- Light Source
6m
Develop your ability to assess photographs’ lighting sources with the expert retoucher and photographer - Renee Robyn.
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03
Step 2-Light Direction
9m
Learn from Renee Robyn how to evaluate bounce light, shadows, highlights, and reflections across a series of backplates.
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04
Step 3-Light Quality
9m
Understand from Renee in this tutorial how to evaluate light quality in the third stage of learning about light for a compositing workflow.
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05
Step 4-Light Temperature
6m
Concentrate on the light temperature at this point of the lighting study with the expert Renee Robyn in this video.
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06
Step 5-Lens Identification
6m
Identify the lens that was used by examining the backplate. To detect exposure settings, maximize the EXIF data.
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07
Step 6-Subject Placement
8m
Put all the steps together to comprehend the nuanced and unbreakable connection between the lighting of a background plate and your subject.
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08
Backplate Practice
11m
Follow the expert retoucher, Renee Robyn, as she applies the lighting checklist across four photographs in this tutorial.
03 2 - Soft Light Shoot
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Lighting Checklist
3m
Discover how to assess a backplate on location, create lighting, and record subject composite elements with Renee Robyn.
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02
Lighting Setup 1
16m
Capture a composite subject element in the studio using the lighting checklist method demonstrated by Renee Robyn in this video.
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03
Lighting Setup 2
17m
Improve your compositing skills with a change of clothing in this second lighting arrangement with Renee Robyn.
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04
Retouching
35m
In this tutorial, Renee goes through the photos of the model to select the most appealing composite images to start retouching.
04 3 - Cathedral Shoot
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Lighting Checklist
4m
Start a new project utilizing a spectacular cathedral photograph taken in France by the expert photographer - Renee Robyn..
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Lighting Setup
14m
Renee creates a clever lighting strategy that successfully ties the subject into the cathedral’s target backplate.
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03
Shoot-Part One
21m
Watch this video as photographer Renee Robyn considers perspective, lens choice, and shooting with a specific goal to reap amazing results.
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04
Shoot - Part Two
11m
This video shows you how to modify your lighting and position for a different composite scene while using the same outfit and subject.
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05
Retouching-Image 1
16m
Renee Robyn will walk you through an overview of the compositing and retouching steps that create the dramatic, rich image.
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06
Retouching-Image 2
20m
Using Photoshop, combine a different aspect and story for this image with a different backplate for the cathedral photography.
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Retouching-Image 3
4m
Composite a picture of a cathedral’s exterior for this final example of retouching and follow Renee Robyn doing color manipulations.
05 4 - Paratrooper Shoot
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Lighting Checklist
11m
Learn how to create a dynamic action shot from planning and production to post in this final Composite Workflow sample.
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Pose 1
10m
Learn how to design a realistic paratrooper leaping out of an aircraft stance by analyzing some important factors discussed in this video.
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Pose 2
12m
Learn from Renee how to assess the perspective, scale, and dynamic motion for the second pose in the paratroopers’ story.
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Pose 3
9m
Create the last element of the subject in flight for the third and final pose in the paratrooper photo sequence with Renee Robyn.
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05
Retouching
33m
In this video, Renee discusses her experience working on the paratrooper photoshoot and shows her post-production process.
Before & after
Your instructor
Renee Robyn
Composite Photographer
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