Anatomy of a Photograph 4

INTRO

Anatomy of a Photograph is a series of blog post with numerous small tips that, when added together, make a huge impact in your photography. Part 4 includes a bit of Photoshop magic for you to use.

STACK, MASK, & TYPE

Getting everything perfect in camera is an AMAZING way to run your photography business. Sometimes the clever use of a tripod & Photoshop will take your images to the next level.
STACK: While having your camera on a tripod photography your subjects. This allows you to move your strobe and light each subject properly and individually. I took several pictures of the couple and several pictures of the child and chose the best of each to stack. To stack, open Photoshop, drag both images into the PS document.

MASK: The layer with the couple should be the top layer. Add a mask to it and brush away everything but the couple.

CROP & LEVEL: I used the pillars in the background to make the image level. I used the log as a center point to crop the image.

TYPE: I love using signs for siblings announcing a pregnancy. Use interesting typefaces and there are a bunch of phrases to chose from: promoted to big bro/sis; only child expiring (month & year), etc.

Clients love great images but they are blown away when something creative is added to their images. Give this a try and let me know how it goes.

Click the gallery below to see close ups of the steps described in this blog.