:Photo Composite: WIP

leedeetee

Any chance of one day showing how you merge those together in a quick tutorial?

That would be great and very interesting.

Great visuals btw.

bjornkn

Very nice work, and a great fit with the photo (except for that "Escher" tree on the left
How did you manage to get the reflection of the building on the roof of that car in the front, even in the SU version? Was there a similar, real building hidden behind the model?
Apart from that I think they look a slightly overexposed?
And some better glass/reflections and less repetitive bricks wouldn't hurt.

marked001

exactly, bjorn... this is a renovation of an existing building, and honestly, it didnt change that much. I definitely don't have those pshop skills! I barely pulled this together as it is.

pete...once you see the original photos, it'll take all of the mystique away.. haha.. those trees were existing in the photo..

EarthMover

What a gnarly sycamore tree tangled in wires! Must have been a pain to cutout. Love seeing Philly streets. Brings back memories. Nice to see the old buildings being renovated, too. To add realism, you need at least one cutout of a guy pushing a shopping cart full of scrap metal!

I think it looks great for what it is. I'm sure the client isn't worried about the added people being a fraction of an inch too big or small.

Stinkie

They probably won't be bothered by the trees either. I forgot to mention I really like the version with the npr building. Works rather well.

marked001

the bike dude just needs to go...period. he didnt cut out too well anyway.

thanks for the help, guys... i'm going to adjust the image a bit, but don't have time to fully go through and address everything..so don't get offended.. haha.

here's a rear image... pretty unexciting, but these are all required for zoning.

wyatt

Here is one of the best methods I've seen for replacing skies in Photoshop:
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-replace-a-sky-in-photoshop
It will make that foreground tree look much better.

marked001

Thanks Wyatt, I will definitely give that a shot!

Here is a quick interior I threw together this morning..

Roger

biker ?

If the biker is a kid, he is too small. If he is an adult, he is way too small. A person sitting on a bike is almost as tall as a person standing and is a head taller than a small sedan. So if the street had been level the biker should be smaller than the woman standing but their eyes would be on the same level. Now add to that the tilt of the street which means the biker is physically higher than the woman although diminished by distance and the biker's head is way too low.

d0n

can you point to a good tutorial for doing photo composites?

they look great btw, esp 1st image on 1st post!

marked001

..if I come across one in my travels on the interwebs.. I'll pass it on