Photographing and Compositing Group Portraits (Gods of the Nile)

Description This course brings creativity, photography, Lightroom and Photoshop together to push boundaries. Download all the images you need to follow along and create stunning images of your own.

Composite a Group Photo It can be hard to get everyone looking their best in a group photo. Learn how to photograph your subjects separately and then choose the best images to composite together into the perfect group shot.

Smart Objects, Smart Edit Composites involve working with a lot of different pieces, which can make workflow frustrating and create huge files. Learn how to simplify workflow and reduce file size by using different types of smart objects.

Create Special FX Photoshop gives you the ability to enhance the “wow” factor of your photos. Learn how to add lighting and color effects to your images to make them stand out from the crowd!

Photo Shoots, Explained Go behind the scenes into each photo shoot and learn the details of how these images are captured.

Frequency Separation Retouching involves removing blemishes and smoothing skin, but that can make skin look like plastic. Many techniques destroy skin texture in the process of smoothing skin. Use the included Frequency Separation Action to make skin perfect and keep detail at the same time!

Portrait Compositing It can be difficult to capture the perfect portrait in one frame. Often times there will be elements you want to change. Learn how to combine multiple portraits together to create stunning images.

Learn Continuous & Strobe Lighting A photographer has many tools at their disposal, and the more you learn how to use, the more options you have. Creativity can flow freely when you are unrestricted by gear or technique. Learn how to combine multiple types of light sources to create stunning lighting effects.

01. Gods of the Nile – Part 01. 15 Videos (5.43h) 01 – Intro to Gods of the Nile 02 – Pre-Production and Working with Clients 03 – Gold Room Overview 04 – Gold Room Lighting 05 – Gold Room Camera 06 – Importing and Organizing Photos in Lightroom 07 – Gold Room Composite – Culling in Lightroom 08 – Gold Room Composite – Compositing in Photoshop 09 – Gold Room Composite – Changing the Background in Photoshop 10 – Gold Room Composite – Replacing the Floor in Photoshop 11 – Gold Room Composite – Retouching in Photoshop 12 – Gold Room Composite – Coloring, Sharpening & Finishing 13 – Long Exposure Overview 14 – Long Exposure Lighting 15 – Long Exposure Camera

02. Gods of the Nile – Part 02. 16 Videos (8.06h) 01 – Long Exposure Portraits – Culling in Lightroom 02 – Long Exposure Portraits – Editing Horus in Photoshop 03 – Long Exposure Portraits – Editing Osiris in Photoshop 04 – Long Exposure Portraits – Editing Anubis in Photoshop 05 – Long Exposure Portraits – Editing Shea Coulee in Photoshop 06 – Long Exposure Portraits – Editing Naomi Smalls in Photoshop 07 – Long Exposure Portraits – Compositing the Group Photo in Photoshop 08 – Shea Coulee Portrait – Lightroom & Compositing in Photoshop 09 – Shea Coulee Portrait – Skin Retouching in Photoshop 10 – Shea Coulee Portrait – Advanced Retouching in Photoshop 11 – Shea Coulee Portrait – Exporting from Photoshop 12 – Naomi Smalls Portrait – Culling in Lightroom 13 – Naomi Smalls Portrait – Image Clean-up in Photoshop 14 – Naomi Smalls Portrait – Skin Retouching in Photoshop 15 – Naomi Smalls Portrait – Advanced Retouching & Coloring in Photoshop 16 – Exporting in Lightroom

_03. Gods of the Nile – Part 03. 39 Sample Images.zip

04. Gods of the Nile – Part 04. Frequency Separation – PS Action Frequency Separation Installation _04. Gods of the Nile – Part 04. Frequency Separation – PS Action.7z

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