Creating Lighting Effects for Advanced Compositing

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Creating Lighting Effects for Advanced Compositing

with Bret Malley

lessons: 15 Course Lessons

duration: 1hr, 44min

published: 2019

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Creating Lighting Effects for Advanced Compositing

with Bret Malley

Learn how to create and composite your own amazing lighting effects with Bret Malley! In this class you'll discover the techniques Bret uses to create cool lighting effects with inexpensive tools you can use do almost anywhere. Beyond the gear and tools you'll learn how to set up the shots, the importance of pre-visualizing the final looks, how to capture the lighting elements, how to review and select the pieces you'll need, and how to pull it all together in post processing. No special plug-ins are needed, just basic camera gear, a dark space, Photoshop, and your imagination. BUY COURSE

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lesson 1: Introduction (free course preview)

Bret introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.

1min, 43sec

lesson 2: Gear and Setup

Learn what gear and setup is required to create these lighting effects.

6min, 19sec

lesson 3: Light Painting Tools

Bret shares some of the gear he uses for light painting.

4min, 3sec

lesson 4: Painting With Light

Now that you have the gear and everything set up you can start painting with light to create your effects.

11min, 0sec

lesson 5: Small Scale Pyrotechnics

After setting yourself up in a safe environment you can capture some flames and sparks.

10min, 33sec

lesson 6: Larger Scale Pyrotechnics: Part 1

After capturing a series of smaller sparks and flames Bret moves to the fire pit for a larger flame.

6min, 5sec

lesson 7: Larger Scale Pyrotechnics: Part 2

Taking it up another notch, Bret lights a Christmas tree on fire to capture larger flames.

3min, 21sec

lesson 8: Reviewing and Making Selects

After the shooting is done you’ll want to go through all photos and select the photos you want to use in your projects.

5min, 58sec

lesson 9: Pre-visualization

It is really important to imagine where things can go when you try to match the right special effects for your photos.

2min, 33sec

lesson 10: Editing in Camera Raw

With your selections and pre-visualization complete, it is time to edit your effects in Adobe Camera Raw (or Lightroom).

7min, 7sec

lesson 11: Compositing Elements Together

Bret begins the process of compositing in some of the lighting effects into the final photo.

8min, 11sec

lesson 12: Warping Lighting Effects

Once your light painted elements have been added to the composition you’ll probably need to manipulate its shape to fit your subject.

12min, 40sec

lesson 13: Shifting Colors

You may need to shift the colors of your light painted elements to better fit the feel of the final image.

6min, 58sec

lesson 14: Adding in Fire

Following the same blueprint from the past effects, Bret moves forward in adding in the flame and fire effects.

10min, 20sec

lesson 15: Final Effects

Bret wraps up the project with some finishing touches to bring it all home.

7min, 14sec

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meet Bret Malley

Imaginative Photographer & Educator

Bret is an educator and professional photographer specializing in imaginative, surreal, and often magic-enhanced creations. He is the author of Adobe Master Class: Advanced Compositing in Adobe Photoshop CC and his work has been featured in publications such as Advanced Photoshop, Photoshop Creative, and Photography is Art magazines. He is a full-time college professor teaching classes on photography, design, motion graphics, and Adobe Photoshop.

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