Creative Photoshop Compositing: Levitation and Natural Light Techniques — PickAClass
⏱ 2h 42m 📚 27 lessons

Creative Photoshop Compositing: Levitation and Natural Light Techniques

Learn to plan, shoot, and blend natural-light photos in Photoshop to create stunning and realistic levitation effects.

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About this course

Ever wondered how photographers make subjects appear to float effortlessly in mid-air using only natural light? Creating realistic levitation composites requires a solid understanding of perspective, lighting consistency, and precise masking techniques. This text-only course teaches you the step-by-step methodology to plan your shoots, capture the necessary source frames in a single location, and combine them seamlessly. You will learn how to work with natural light to ensure your final composite looks completely believable. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational principles of perspective, camera positioning, and natural light consistency. - Plan and execute a single-location photo shoot specifically designed for levitation composites. - Apply advanced selection and masking techniques in Photoshop, including modern AI-assisted selection tools. - Blend multiple exposures seamlessly by matching shadows, highlights, and color tones. - Practice non-destructive editing workflows using Smart Objects and adjustment layers. The course starts with essential concepts of natural light and composition before guiding you through step-by-step written tutorials on shooting setup and digital assembly. You will follow along with detailed technical explanations and practical written exercises to build your compositing skills. This course is designed for beginner to intermediate photographers and digital artists who want to expand their creative toolkit. No prior compositing experience is required, though a basic familiarity with Photoshop is helpful. Start reading today and bring your surreal creative visions to life.

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Lessons completed 14 / 14
Practice questions 26 / 28
Assignments submitted 4 (avg 4.5 / 5)
Capstone project Reviewed — 4.6 / 5
Total practice 6.2 hrs
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Cohort rank Top 12% of 1,625
Time to completion 11 days (median: 22)
Mastery score 91 / 100
Practice-question score 94%
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