Learn about Photography Compositing

Learn how to combine multiple images into a single composite. These compositing tutorials will help you create realistic photo composites every time.
  1. How to Composite Multiple Videos Using Clean Plates in After Effects

    How to Composite Multiple Videos Using Clean Plates in After Effects

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we'll be looking at how to composite multiple videos using clean plates in After Effects in order to get the best out of the lighting tools...

  2. 12 Top Fluid Animation Video Templates for After Effects

    12 Top Fluid Animation Video Templates for After Effects

    Tutorial Beginner

    Liquid effects for video are really popular—they add dynamism, fun, and colour! Here are some of the best liquid effect templates for Adobe After Effects...

  3. Invisible VFX: How to Add Composite Trees and Foliage in After Effects

    Invisible VFX: How to Add Composite Trees and Foliage in After Effects

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, you'll learn some tips and tricks for compositing trees and foliage onto footage in After Effects.

  4. How to Use Luma Matte Video Transitions in Premiere Pro

    How to Use Luma Matte Video Transitions in Premiere Pro

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, you'll learn about matte transitions—an easy way to add more production value or pop to a video— and how to use them in Adobe Premiere Pro.

  5. 7 Essential Stock Photography Tips From a Graphic Designer

    7 Essential Stock Photography Tips From a Graphic Designer

    Tutorial Beginner

    Do you sell your own stock photos online? In this tutorial, digital artist Melody Nieves offers some tips for creating great stock photos from a different...

  6. How to Make a Retro 80s Composite Portrait

    How to Make a Retro 80s Composite Portrait

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Isolating a subject can be tricky but, if you use a green screen, an app like PhotoKey 7 can make it a lot easier. In this tutorial I create a quirky 80s...

  7. Use Color Theory for More Creative Control in Your Photos

    Use Color Theory for More Creative Control in Your Photos

    Tutorial Beginner

    Let's demystify the science behind color theory, specifically additive and subtractive color, and show you how you can put this knowledge to work in a...

  8. Creating Flexible, Updatable Composite Images using Smart Objects

    Creating Flexible, Updatable Composite Images using Smart Objects

    Tutorial Beginner

    Watch a real world example of how you can make major changes to a composite with minimal effort using Smart Objects.

  9. 3 (And a Half) Uses for Content Aware in Adobe Photoshop

    3 (And a Half) Uses for Content Aware in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Since CS5, Adobe Photoshop has included a tool called Content Aware. It’s been described as magical and a life-saver but what exactly is it and how can we...

  10. Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries: How to Detect Image Manipulation

    Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries: How to Detect Image Manipulation

    Tutorial Beginner

    Image editing is a regular and accepted part of photography. Sometimes though, image manipulation is meant to deceive. Knowing how to determine whether an...

  11. Focus Stacking for Extended Depth of Field

    Focus Stacking for Extended Depth of Field

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Focus stacking is taking more than one photo of the same subject with a different part of the object in focus and combining them to make one photo. In this...

  12. Creating a Realistic Composite Photo with Displacement Mapping

    Creating a Realistic Composite Photo with Displacement Mapping

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Photographing people on location sometimes just isn't possible. In this example, I'll show you how to get your subject realistically composited into a...