…Now that everything is in place for the landscape scene,…the mask edge between the new sky and the landscape may require some touch-ups.…Tell tales signs that additional work is needed are obvious light fringing along…the mask edge, or mask edges that appear too hard edged or…kind of have a cut-out look to them.…There are different ways to approach such touch-ups on mask edges, so…let's take a look at a few techniques that might come in handy for…working on the mask edges in your own image.…So we can see here, even though we're at a zoomed out view,…that there is some kind of obvious light haloed fringing along.…
Parts of the treeline up here on the mountain and if we zoom up closer,…at 50% or even a 100% view we can really see those fringing areas a lot more.…Obviously, now you're mileage may vary depending on…the exact nature of the landscape edge and the math in your own image.…So wherever you have trees, however, that could be a potential trouble…spot because the very nature of trees is that they're going to be denser in the.…
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8/29/2014That's what photographer and educator Seán Duggan did, and in this course, he deconstructs his photographic steps and post-processing procedures.
The course begins with advice on how to plan and photograph the eclipse, with the right gear, the right focusing techniques, and the right exposure. Next, Seán evaluates the images in Lightroom, and then dives into Photoshop and shows how to composite each image into a finished photo. Along the way, he explores blend modes, layer masking, and other compositing techniques.
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 3s
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1. Planning and Preparation
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Other essential equipment4m 21s
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Choosing a location6m 1s
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2. On Location: Shooting the Eclipse
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3. Processing the Moon Shots
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4. Processing the Foreground Landscape Image
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Adding a new sky5m 58s
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Perfecting the sky mask9m 46s
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5. Adding the Moon Sequence to the Landscape
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Modifying the moon sequence6m 56s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 21s
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