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compostion of a car on a beach how to make it not fake
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For starters, the fake blur of the foreground sand extends with minimal decrease in strength right up to the car, but the wheels of the car (right above the OOF sand) are in focus.
Also, there are also places along the underside of the body of the car (ie, where you cut out the car) that have a soft edge and hence look OOF, whereas the rest of the car is quite sharp.
To me, the above two issues are the first and most important things I notice about this composite.
We should deal with the shadow only *after* we deal with the above issues and establish the sharpness of the sand under the car.
Tom M
Also, there are also places along the underside of the body of the car (ie, where you cut out the car) that have a soft edge and hence look OOF, whereas the rest of the car is quite sharp.
To me, the above two issues are the first and most important things I notice about this composite.
We should deal with the shadow only *after* we deal with the above issues and establish the sharpness of the sand under the car.
Tom M
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Zoe, your comment was not helpful because you didn't say what specific filter. In fact, it is not even correct to suggest this.
Photoshop's "photo filter" (as well as optical camera filters) change colors. They have absolutely nothing to do with the issues at hand, ie, correcting edges, shadows, fake blurs, etc. What exactly were you thinking when you make that comment?
Tom M
Photoshop's "photo filter" (as well as optical camera filters) change colors. They have absolutely nothing to do with the issues at hand, ie, correcting edges, shadows, fake blurs, etc. What exactly were you thinking when you make that comment?
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I completely agree with Tom here on his observations of the blur (OOF).
The shadow itself is too uniform, dark, and it is far too blurry. The best way to create shadows for cars is to use the cutout of the car itself. Create a new layer, Command + Click the cutout of the car, fill with black, use Command + T to transform the black cutout into the cars shadow. You may have to use the Warp feature as well. When you have the shadow where you like it, you can use a layer mask and the Gradient tool to fade the edges of the shadow. Of course you will have to lower its opacity.
This is a really fast (not perfect) demo.
Cutout Car on White BG..
Layer below Car layer, Car cutout selection that's filled with black...
Here's the layers panel..
Command + T to transform, rotate, and warp shadow....
Layer mask with gradient and lowered opacity on the shadow layer...
The shadow itself is too uniform, dark, and it is far too blurry. The best way to create shadows for cars is to use the cutout of the car itself. Create a new layer, Command + Click the cutout of the car, fill with black, use Command + T to transform the black cutout into the cars shadow. You may have to use the Warp feature as well. When you have the shadow where you like it, you can use a layer mask and the Gradient tool to fade the edges of the shadow. Of course you will have to lower its opacity.
This is a really fast (not perfect) demo.
Cutout Car on White BG..
Layer below Car layer, Car cutout selection that's filled with black...
Here's the layers panel..
Command + T to transform, rotate, and warp shadow....
Layer mask with gradient and lowered opacity on the shadow layer...