Creative Composites Using Your Own Photo Stock with Karen Alsop

12 video lessons
2 hours and 46 minutes of class content
Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
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Short on time? This class is available HERE as a Fast Class, exclusively for CreativeLive subscribers.

After this class you’ll be able to:

Photograph textures, atmosphere and elements that you can use in composites.
Easily manage your own photo stock library.
Shoot miniatures and focus stack.
Supersize phone photos and use them in your composites.
Create Photoshop patterns and brushes.
Photograph costumes and dress your subjects in Photoshop.
Find creative ways to make anything possible.

About Karen’s class:

There is nothing like the feeling of creating art from your own images. Purchased stock can be a valuable resource, but it shouldn’t be the first solution when you are working on a creative composite.

Learn how to creatively photograph elements that become other elements in a composite. Turn miniatures into life-sized elements. Photograph incredible costumes and dress your subjects in Photoshop. Create brushes, textures and patterns from photos that you can use over and over again. Be resourceful and creative in your hunt for elements, and take your compositing to the next level.

These techniques will open up a world of possibilities for your image creation, where anything is possible.

Who this class is for:

Composite Photographers who would like to expand their creativity
Photographers that would like to take a leap into the compositing world
Anyone that is looking for fresh and unique ways to bring their imaginations to life

Software used:

Adobe Photoshop 2021 (22.5.0)
Lightroom CC (4.4)
Adobe Bridge 2021

Course Instructor

Karen Alsop

Karen Alsop is an internationally acclaimed Melbourne, Australia-based photographic digital artist. Expanding on two decades of photographic and graphic design experience, Karen brings photography and art together to create stunning artworks that tell a story and take the viewer into another world.

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Student Reviews

T. Apr 4, 2022

Great classes. Learned a lot of stuff. My only note is that she talks too fast. But the really disappointing part was the end when she was compositing the image. That's what I really came here to learn and she just sped right through that. That was really disappointing. I mean, isn't that the title of the class?
Charlene M. Oct 30, 2021

WOW! I'm not familiar with Karen's work so this was a wonderful surprise! Loved the detail she included in her instruction and her passion shows through in every topic! So many tips and tricks to help 'sell' the finished piece as believable - details I wouldn't have thought of. Going to check out her other class on CL and also her website!
Melissa H. Oct 25, 2021

Can’t tell you how much I appreciate all I’ve learned from this teacher. Wonderful classes here on Creative Live and her site has even more learning opportunities. Worth every penny of my Creative Live membership just for this class alone!
ZIa S. Oct 14, 2021

She is one of the best, probably best teacher I have come across. She explains everything very clearly and demonstrates it.
Jeffrey M. Oct 14, 2021

Gosh, I haven't seen a really thorough treatment using the latest features of LR and PS so this was refreshing. Karen really has a great way to demonstrate and explain her process. I am getting so many good ideas for things I can do with my large library of stock images for future projects with an in home studio and green screen setup to add what I need.
Cristina M. Oct 14, 2021

Karen is an excellent teacher. Her lessons are always very well explained and very easy to understand and to follow. You will learn lots of valuable tips. I absolutely recommend this class if you want to learn how to create incredible compositions very near to reality.

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