These notes are meant as a reference and study guide for Jim's workshop on compositing using Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Use this document to select and view the relevant video clips (which run about an hour and a half all totaled.) There are three main sections:

Click Here to watch the intro video.(14:58)


Compositing Examples


Photoshop Basics


Compositing Techniques – Layer Masks – Sky Replacement

Layer masks let us see the pixels on more than one layer to make a composite image from two diferent photos.

Compositing Techniques – Layer Masks – Blue Moon

This section demonstrates how layer masks can be used to make another composite image from three different photos.

Compositing Techniques – Blend Modes

Some image pairs can be combined far better and more quickly using blend modes rather than using carefully constructed layer masks.