Portrait Photography: Retouch and Composite Vibrant Images
Compositing and Final Images 1
A course by David Ayllon , Photographer, Creative Director, and Visual Artist
Joined April 2020
About the video: Compositing and Final Images 1
Overview
“Now, I will demonstrate how to composite all the extra prop photos into the images. I will begin by outlining Scarlet's silhouette. ”
In this video lesson David Ayllon addresses the topic: Compositing and Final Images 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Photography: Retouch and Composite Vibrant Images. Learn how to create expressive images by exploring identity and iconic references through storytelling, from initial concept to final edit.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Compositing Our model is taken care of in Photoshop and now we get to add the fun elements. We'll add our zombie hands, our skeleton arm, and our poison gas, so let's jump into Photoshop, and get compositing. We're back to the first image of Scarlet and now we start the compositing aspect of things. This is the magical part of what we'll do here. I want to demonstrate a couple of different ways that you could composite because the beauty of something like Photoshop is that you can do the same thing in a hundred different ways. It doesn't matter. It's up to your preference, up to the time ...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Photography: Retouch and Composite Vibrant Images
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Photographic Lighting, Photography Post-production, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

David Ayllon
A course by David Ayllon
David’s unique and vibrant style has gained him wide recognition, with several accolades to his name. In 2018, David won a W3 award for his work on the Courtyard/NFL Super Bowl Sleepover digital campaign. He is also a winner of the 2017 PDN Faces photography competition, 2016 Seeing the Light competition (Rangefinder Magazine), as well as the 2009 IAC award for Best Design Website.
David has worked at countless design agencies as well as in-house at companies like Marriott International, Rockstar Games, and Taco Bell. Some of his past clients include Elvira, Todrick Hall, Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco, as well as Drag Race winners Trixie Mattel and Sasha Velour. He received his MFA in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art & Design.
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