Today’s tutorial request comes from jjrecto. She takes these really cool macro shots of miniatures and she wanted to know how to put a realistic new background in her photos. This is called compositing. Composite images are one of the most common things I do. Cutting out one element from one picture and then placing and blending that element into another. There are probably a hundred ways of doing this. And a hundred opinions on what works best. I show you my preferred techniques in this video and guarantee that with a little practice, you can get clean cutouts of just about anything.
I went a little long on this one so I had to use Vimeo for the video. I’m still working on being concise and informative with these tutorials. Bear with me as I figure that out. If you prefer watching on YouTube, you can view it in two parts below.
Also, here are the finished images I used in the tutorial.
Alien on the Beach (A big thanks to jjrecto for taking such a cool photo.)
Lego Zombie
