Compositing

How to Composite Fake Backgrounds Into Your Photos Using Photoshop (And Why You Shouldn't Feel Guilty About It)
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How to Composite Fake Backgrounds Into Your Photos Using Photoshop (And Why You Shouldn't Feel Guilty About It)

Every Sunday morning I do a photo walk around Seattle, and I come back with about two hundred shots. Maybe ten of them are genuinely interesting. A handful have great light but a cluttered background. A few have a compelling subject and a completely dead sky. For years I either published the mediocre version or deleted the file entirely. It took watching other photographers talk openly about compositing for me to realize there was a third option.

How Joel Grimes Lights, Shoots, and Composites Athletes (And What I Stole From His Workflow)
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How Joel Grimes Lights, Shoots, and Composites Athletes (And What I Stole From His Workflow)

I used to think dramatic athlete portraits required a massive studio budget and a team of assistants. Then I watched enough Joel Grimes tutorials to realize the gap between “looks professional” and “looks like a million dollars” is mostly just intentional light placement and a few clever tricks in post. If you shoot portraits, fitness clients, or anyone you want to look genuinely powerful on camera, this workflow is worth understanding from the ground up.