Damien Symonds

Glad you like it.

Right. So that's where you need to start.

Generally you want to avoid a pure white background. Use a bit of a gradient. It can be pure white at the left, but light grey at the right.

Yep, use this one: ... but use the other two to build her a better pony tail.

Oh, pity it's chopped off at the top. But still, that might work.

There's a lot of direct light in that one that isn't in yours.

Looks like the focus is different on her hair in that one? It would need to be as similar as possible.

Oh hell. The little girl's pony tail is the problem. Did you capture another photo of her pony tail at a similar angle against white? Or even the grey wall colour?

And a link to an equivalent photo you'd like to mimic? Remember it will have to be an autumn photo like this one.

Gosh, good work!

Yay!!!

Cool. Have you browsed these resources? https://www.damiensymonds.net/tut_collage.html

Hi Kelli, which version of Photoshop do you have?

Try this: A Hue/Saturation layer on "Multiply" blend mode. Master channel: +20, +40, -25 Cyans channel: -35, 0, 0

Okay, try a cooling filter I guess.

Gee, is it the same shirt?

Oh yeah, you'll have to fix that of course.

Yep, I think I can do that one. First, an overall Levels layer (output sliders): R 0/249 G 0/249 B 0/252 Then a Photo Filter adjustment layer for just the fabric. Cooling Filter (LLB) at 12% Density.

Sorry, I don't know how to do it. It blows out their skin every time I try.

*sigh* I completely got it the wrong way around, didn't I? I thought you wanted the matching to go the other way.

I'm confused. Why does this photo look different now?

Oh, right. Better choose a different photo then.

No, the raw file please.

Oh crap, sorry. Okay, try the first set of numbers I gave you. It's for the family of three all standing and looking at the camera.

Okay, add a Levels layer on each photo, and move the Output sliders on each one. (Remember, the Output sliders are the ones under the gradient, NOT the ones under the histogram.) First photo: R 0/240 G 0/244 B 0/251 Second photo: R 0/249 G 0/246 B 0/248 Third photo: R 0/236 G 0/238 B 0/241