From the incredible imaginations of sci-fi movie directors to the impactful stills of photographers like Joel Grimes, composite imaging is used for making the impossible look plausible. In most implementations, it has a look, a captivating, ethereally futuristic, effortlessly cool look. Most of this is down to the use of HDR backgrounds and atmospheric effects. But what about capturing the image to begin with? For that, we need two (or more) plates.
Posts in this series
Creating Realistic Composites, Part 1: Shooting on a Green Screen
Creating Realistic Composites, Part 2: Processing and Compositing
Creating Flexible, Updatable Composite Images using Smart Objects
Creating a Realistic Composite Photo with Displacement Mapping
How to Make a Retro 80s Composite Portrait
