Ways to make an outside element truly blend in

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photoshop cs6 v.13.0.1 x64

mac osx 10.8.4

 

i’m photoshop self-taught. of work on photoshop involves placing elements (objects, people, animals, etc.) regular , stock photos. down below list of tools , filters use adjust element(s) real part of picture.

 

i can real close. real close. can’t quite bring home. feel there’s tool(s) or trick(s) or filter(s) i’m not using. can’t find online or in photoshop books or manuals this.

 

based on i’m using in list below, have suggestions? i’m not doing or not using? or videos, books or articles?

 

thank you.

 

quick select tool > refine edge

image > adjustments >

brightness/contrast

levels

- output levels

vibrance

hue/saturation

shadows/highlights

opacity & fill

filter >

noise > add noise

blur > blur / blur more / box blur

render > lighting effects

alien skin

- perspective shadow/drop shadow

blending options (but not applicable since don’t need blend add)

mark, 1 of big issues composites getting perspective right - when compositing people scene.  there used several steve caplin video tutorials available online, of them no longer available reason.  can access them via video2brain subscription though.

 

https://www.video2brain.com/en/lessons/when-perspective-goes-wrong-horizons

 

https://www.video2brain.com/en/videos-2680.htm

 

http://blog.video2brain.com/en/now-available-steve-caplins-creating-perspective-in-photosh op-849.htm

 

we saw sneak peek of excellent new tool called perspective warp at year's adobe max

 

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-technology-sneaks-2013/sneak-peek-perspective-warp-in-phot oshop/

 

you don't need have tool learn it.

 

another other thing important, shadows, make things belong in scene.  tend use 3 or 4 shaddow layers each composited object.

 

my favourite books around subject steve caplin

 

how cheat @ photoshop  , 100% photoshop

 

matt kloskowski has excellent book called photoshop compositing secrets  have last title on ipad, , while good, prefer steve caplin books.  not mat kloskowski top of amazon photoshop book charts while, , may still know.  not sure if book though.



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