If you want to learn how to quickly create realistic-looking shadows for your objects in Photoshop, you need to check this out.
There’s been a lot of speculation about AI’s growing role in photography lately, with many complaining about its growing presence. For many, the fear is that AI will completely take over photography to the point where customers or people searching images for publications and websites will simply go to the AI platform, type in a few keywords. and get amazing results in a flash. If that becomes a reality, the need for a photographer will be gone. However, there is still one area where I think AI can’t compete yet, which is composite photography. If you know how to add different elements seamlessly and make them look realistic in a single image, the only thing holding you back is your imagination. The only problem with composite photography is that when it’s done poorly, it often looks ridiculously fake.
And that brings us to this great video by Colin Smith from Photoshop Cafe, in which he demonstrates a quick, simple, and effective way to add shadows to objects that you might be using in composite photo. Shadows can often be complex, depending on the light source and the direction the light is coming from. You also need to account for the drop in edge sharpness depending on how high the light source is, especially if it’s the sun. Thankfully, Smith has covered all of these issues in this short, sharp video so that by the end of the video you can create shadows in your composite to pass your eye test for realism. they. Let me know your thoughts below. Do you have a better method?
