Photo Composite

Digital compositing is the process of digitally assembling multiple images

to make a final image.

Steps for photo composite

Step 1: Collect images• Background

– Landscape, interior

• Focal point– People, animals, objects

• Use old photos or negatives and scan• Scan objects

Step 2: Design composition with the images you have• Focal point• Format

– Vertical or horizontal (background will decide if vertical or horizontal)

• Horizon line – Goes above or below center

• Unity- repetition of art elements (repetition= 3)

Step 3: In Photoshop, create new document• 10.5 X 8 (horizontal)• 8 X 10.5 (vertical)

Step 4: All images must have same resolution• Unclick resample• After changing resolution, re-click

resample and three boxes• Change size in inches

Step 5: Select the background and paste on new documentStep 6: Select objects• Edit-copy, edit-pasteTo Change the size of an object

– Transform– Move tool, check transform controls or

Edit transform scale– Hold shift and drag from corner

Step 7: Move objects around to get best compositionStep 8: Add filters/change blend modes/adjust layer opacity/add texture

Assignment

Create a digital composite that includes:A scanned photoA scanned object Your own digital shots

*All images must be your own!It should tell a story or have a theme to it-like a big idea