Creating Lighting Effects for Advanced Compositing with Bret Malley

Harness the power of light and create magical composites. Learn how with the help of Bret Malley. In this new tutorial, Bret shows you how to photograph different light sources so you can effectively manipulate them in Photoshop and create imaginative images.

Class Outline:

  1. Introduction
  2. Gear and Setup
  3. Light Painting Tools
  4. Painting With Light
  5. Small Scale Pyrotechnics
  6. Larger Scale Pyrotechnics: Part 1
  7. Larger Scale Pyrotechnics: Part 2
  8. Reviewing and Making Selects
  9. Pre-visualization
  10. Editing in Camera Raw
  11. Compositing Elements Together
  12. Warping Lighting Effects
  13. Shifting Colors
  14. Adding in Fire
  15. Final Effects

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Learn More From Bret Malley

Also we’ve got more on creating composite photos from Bret Malley. With three other exclusive classes on KelbyOne, Bret can teach you how to create realistic shadows, combine multiple images, and harness the power of curves for better control of the elements in your final photo.

Bret Malley

Meet Bret Malley. 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.