How long did it take for you to get good at making composites?
Almost every composite I make, especially with people, look pretty bad. I’ll use check layers, try to match noise between the subject and background, etc. I’ll spend 2 hours on a composite and look away for like 5 minutes and then look back and realize how horrible it is. The ones that look good are usually the ones that take me just a couple minutes and the lighting was already relatively close.
At the same time I haven’t been seriously into using Photoshop for that long (about a year) and I’ve only really been trying to make realistic composites for about a month now. So I know I’ll probably improve with time.
How long did it take for you to just “get it” when it comes to making natural, realistic composites? Do you have any tips that made a big difference for you?