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Compositing Product Photography in Photoshop

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn the techniques for compositing product photography in Photoshop, including swapping backgrounds and label art.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
  • What you should know
1. Photographing the Product
  • Simple "studio" setups when you don't have a studio
  • Shooting different angles
  • Shooting with different lighting
2. Adding Label Art to the Product
  • Opening multiple shots as aligned layers
  • Using blend modes to combine the bottle photos
  • Creating a selection mask for the product
  • Making a Pen Tool path for the product
  • Creating a merged layer from multiple layers
3. Adding the Product to a New Background
  • Fine-tuning the layer mask
  • Nondestructive transformations with Smart Objects
  • Adding a Linked Smart Object for the label art
  • Transforming a Linked Smart Object
  • Replacing a Linked Smart Object
  • Placing the bottle behind the horizon
  • Adjustment layers for a shadow and glow effect
  • Adding a translucent effect to a bottle
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Seán Duggan

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