Digital Collage in Photoshop: Composition and Visual Effects
Light and Shadow
A course by Nick Pedersen , Photographer and Digital Artist
About the video: Light and Shadow
Overview
“We will go more in-depth into adjustment layers using curves to darken, brighten, or add contrast to different parts of your image. I will also show some specialized blending mode options I use to create shadows and highlights.”
In this video lesson Nick Pedersen addresses the topic: Light and Shadow, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Collage in Photoshop: Composition and Visual Effects. Create fantastic worlds with a meaningful message through montage and retouching.
Partial transcription of the video
“Light and Shadow In this lesson we'll go more in depth into some techniques for adding lighting and shading, using an adjustment layer that I use very often called Curves. This is one of the most powerful tools in Photoshop to add lights and darks, and so it's a really important tool to learn how to use. This is one of the most important lessons that we're going to talk about, this idea of light and how to replicate this effect in nature, and create images that have a lot of richness and depth and atmosphere by using all of these lighting options. In this project I'm going for a very sunny,...”
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Course summary for: Digital Collage in Photoshop: Composition and Visual Effects
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Bridge, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Collage, Fine-Art Photography, Photo Retouching, Photographic Composition, Photography, Photomontage
Nick Pedersen
A course by Nick Pedersen
Nick Pedersen is a photo-based digital artist and illustrator whose work primarily focuses on nature and environmental issues. He holds a photography degree and an MFA in Digital Arts from Pratt Institute in New York. His artwork has been featured in galleries across the USA and internationally, including at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Paradigm Gallery, and Arch Enemy Arts.
He has published two artist books featuring his long-term personal projects, Sumeru and Ultima. His award-winning images have allowed him to work on commercial projects for companies like Adobe, Patagonia, and the Nature Conservancy. His work has also been featured in publications like Vogue, Create Magazine, Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, Photoshop User, and After Capture.
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