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08/21/2013 11:25:57 PM · #1
Been working on getting better at sports composites, here is my most recent.



Any major misses here?
08/21/2013 11:39:37 PM · #2
To the average viewer, that will be very pleasing, and they'll notice nothing wrong.

To my eye, it has some issues.

The most important is an incongruity of lighting - the directionality, color temperature, and 'feel' of the light are all at odds here.

The room seems HDR'd and he seems normally lit - that is the biggest thing, but also the direction of the lighting is pretty different.

Additionally, there is a halo around the player.

Message edited by author 2013-08-21 23:48:36.
08/21/2013 11:57:28 PM · #3
Let me add to that, that the scale is all wrong. The bench is WAY too big for the size of the player. There's a sense of WA room and tele player, the focal lengths don't match. It's REAL important to have both focal lengths and camera height match between the two shots, in addition to the lighting consistency Cory mentions.

On first glance it's pleasing, no question, but you have to work on the details of set-up and compositing to take it to the next level.
08/22/2013 06:42:06 AM · #4
Get the book "Photoshop Compositing Secrets" by Matt Kloskowski or watch some of his and Joel Grimes videos over at Kelby Training. They are some of the best.

08/22/2013 08:30:17 AM · #5
here is one I did not too long ago. it's not perfect but maybe it will help.



The background is one I bought but I edited it to match the feel I wanted. I shoot the portraits at 21-24mm on a full frame and that usually fits the backgrounds pretty well. I light them with the joel grimes lighting, 2 gridded strip banks or softboxes behind and a beauty dish high in the middle front.

Here is another example.

08/22/2013 09:33:46 AM · #6
Thank you all for the comments, I found them helpful and I really appreciate it.

08/22/2013 10:08:50 AM · #7
Originally posted by MarkB:

Thank you all for the comments, I found them helpful and I really appreciate it.


Juyst keep practicing and you will nail it. Not a bad start at all.
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