Professional Lighting for Studio Photography
Shooting for Composite
A course by Scott McDermott , Photographer
About the video: Shooting for Composite
Overview
“As an example of how to shoot for composite, let me show you an ad I did for AT&T with an astronaut walking from her room into space.”
In this video lesson Scott McDermott addresses the topic: Shooting for Composite, which is part of the Domestika online course: Professional Lighting for Studio Photography. Learn the fundamentals of lighting by exploring a variety of sources and set-ups to take your photo shoots to the next level.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Shooting for Composite In the last lesson we went over mixing strobe and continuous light, in this lesson, we'll go over shooting for composite. Shooting for composite is when you shoot many elements to a picture and they all get dropped in together into a final piece that's usually done in Photoshop. A couple examples here of work that I've done that way are these campaigns for "Deadliest Catch," DirecTV, and then the other one is the cast "Kingdom," which was all shot separately. The big thing to keep in mind when doing this is the direction and the quality of the light for all the piec...”
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Course summary for: Professional Lighting for Studio Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Capture One -
Areas
Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Scott McDermott
A course by Scott McDermott
Scott grew up in Switzerland, backpacked through the American West, and trekked the Himalayas before spending the last 20 years as a commercial photographer in New York City. After initially shooting sports, Scott's work eventually shifted toward the athletes themselves and portraiture. This led to him photographing many of the best creative minds in Hollywood, the music industry, and the worlds of business and government. Scott is also a member of International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 as a still photographer.
Along with his advertising work for global brands and major magazines, Scott has created several personal projects including his “Scar Stories” portrait series, the highly acclaimed "Mandela Day” project (capturing the hands and faces of many of those who support Nelson Mandela's message) and a series of portraits accompanying the film "Pop Culture" about the experience of fatherhood. His work has been shown at solo and group exhibits and is held in many collections internationally.
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