Using Composite Photography to Create a Fantasy World with Karen Alsop

Learn to Use Photo Compositing to Bring A Surreal Fantasy World to Life.

Using Composite Photography to Create a Fantasy World
  • 31 video lessons
  • 8 hours and 14 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Karen Alsop is known for creating beautiful fantasy worlds through her unique compositing techniques in Adobe® Lightroom® and Adobe® Photoshop®. Whether you're a wedding, portrait, landscape or commercial photographer, this class will show you how to create beautiful and distinctive images you can offer your clients to expand your business.   Join us for this class, and you’ll learn how to: 

  • Shoot with your composite in mind: lighting, posing and angles.
  • Choose background and subject images that will work best in the composite.
  • Learn Adobe Lightroom and AdobePhotoshop techniques to create a fantastical atmosphere.
Karen’s emphasis on creativity and imagination in her process has helped her to make a product that competitors have a hard time recreating. Karen’s beautiful, intricate work is not simply the result of vast technical skill, but rather is the careful integration of a number of elements. She puts subjects at ease and inspires them with artful direction; incorporates them into fantasy landscapes using Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop and then effectively prices and markets the final product.  

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CC 2015

Course Instructor

Karen Alsop

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.

Using Composite Photography to Create a Fantasy World with Karen Alsop is rated 5.0 stars by 45 students

  • Louise I. Jun 26, 2021

    What a great course! Thank you Karen for sharing your expertise. I very much enjoyed watching you build your Alice composite. Your stories were uplifting and inspiring.

  • Forrest S. May 12, 2019

    Best $39.00 I've ever spent!! Such a great job Karen. Everything I've ever wanted to know building Fantasy projects which is what I've evolved to doing exclusively. Thank you so much. Forrest Smith

  • Chris H. Sep 24, 2018

    Karen is a humble person knows her stuff. I learned quite a few things. But I would have preferred a realistic scene where proportions are important. i would also have liked to see more explanation of the background and how she brought it in all together.

  • Rakel G. Sep 21, 2018

    Learn a lot from this - Karen is a really good teacher and so patient - Thanks

  • Kristy W. Jul 26, 2018

    I very much enjoyed this class. Very thorough and all her steps made sense. Really like her teaching style.

  • Sean S. Jul 3, 2018

    This was a great course by Karen Alsop. Karen was very prepared. She gave a warm up of what she was going to cover. Then she went over the topics in detail. She answered questions, thus covering the topics very well and bringing the ideas cohesively together. I loved this course.

  • John L. Dec 30, 2017

    Don't know what she charges her clients but she certainly gives them value for the money.

  • Nigel T. Jul 26, 2017

    So glad i purchased this class, i have done a few composites in the past but after watching this class i feel i can do a better, Karen goes through everything from what angle the light is coming from the angle to take your shots, she is a perfectionist and the compost she did for that little girl is amazing, Highly recomended

  • tony O. Jul 24, 2017

    This is a well presented course in the form of a video from a multi-day workshop. There are a lot of interesting tricks discussed during the presentation. Because the workshop was live there are useful Q&A as well as the normal lecturing. I have done a lot of photo compositing but still found plenty to learn from this course.

  • Q. Apr 10, 2017

    Super class ! Karen is a great teacher using step by step instructions. I would love to take a Photo Shop Class with Karen or any other class with her as the teacher. Top of the list of instructors for Creative Live in my opinion. Thank you Karen for sharing so much information. I watched the first segment on the free day and went straight to purchase class. Well worth the price.

  • Cinnamon S. Feb 28, 2017

    Wow!!! Karen is a great teacher, very informative and knowledgeable on her subject. There was a lot of time spent on taking the photos for her images but that's the way it really is when getting a stock of images to choose from. Videos 13 to 29 alone are worth the money on this class, the other videos are just icing on the cake, plus you get all the brushes!! GOOD JOB CL! And thanks to Mrs Alsop for sharing and teaching what she knows.

  • Joy B. Jul 19, 2016

    There are some great composite classes out there but this is the most comprehensive class available! Karen goes over every single topic you can image....lenses, lighting, editing, marketing, posing and everything else you can think of. I've listened to it several times and I'm still learning something new each time. She takes you step by step on how to puppet warp clothing on to your image and how to blend the images seamlessly in addition to many many other things. It's absolutely amazing!!

  • Tanya L. Jul 18, 2016

    I am a photography enthusiast and didn't know if this class would be for me. I learned so much that I can use shooting my granddaughter and to make fun whimsical images. My hope is that she will look back at the images and remember her time with Nana fondly.

  • Shawna K. Jun 28, 2016

    This course surprised me, I wasn't initially sure it was for me, as a photographer or designer...boy was I wrong. I learned so much, from the set up process to how-to to application. This course covered it all and in a format that was easy to follow and understand.

  • I. Jun 27, 2016

    This is a great class giving you a new way to expand your photography with incredible and imaginative thoughts. Karen takes you through the entire process from beginning to end.

  • Adrian B. Jun 26, 2016

    If you are on a budget and need to create the worlds that you dream of, then this is the course for you.

  • Linda P. Jun 25, 2016

    I find her straight forward approach refreshing. Showing how to organize a complex composite makes it easier to track. I appreciate your time and planning for the different components and enjoyed the fanciful subject matter. Nice to see how to pull it all together.

  • judy R. Jun 25, 2016

    Karen Alsop breaks down the fairytale composite image in an easy step by step process that will inspire photographers of any level. I totally enjoyed this class live and had to buy it.

  • Linda S. Jun 25, 2016

    Very organized. Easy to follow. She has such a lovely way about her. It's always fun to learn how other people tackle Photoshop, etc. There is always a gem in every Creativelive class, but Karen provided numerous gems.

  • Mitch S. Jun 24, 2016

    All classes I have seen have instructors that are very capable and skilled in the area in which they are teaching. However, some are much better teachers/communicators than others. Karen brings both technical skill as well as a great ability to effectively communication what she is doing. Great class.

  • Lyn F. Jun 24, 2016

    Beautifully organised sessions made this course so easy to follow and learn from. Clear direction and very inspirational!

  • Rosa V. Jun 24, 2016

    I've taking several Photoshop Artistry courses but Karen's class gave me the specific information and tools I needed for photo realistic fantasy images which is what I enjoy most. Love, love, loved this class! :D

  • April H. Jun 13, 2016

    This course exceeded all of my expectations. Karen Alsop is not only an incredible photographer and artist, but she also has a gift for teaching. Her easy to understand Photoshop lessons can be applied to any photography project, but when it comes to illustrations, this class is eye opening. I had too many "ah-ha" moments to count!

  • Katherine C. Jun 7, 2016

    Extremely organized, informative and professionally taught class. Karen's passion fuels all of this, and her enthusiasm is contagious. I left the class feeling (for the first time) that Photoshop was within my grasp.

  • J. Jun 6, 2016

    Karen presents, skills, techniques, processes, rationale in a very, clear sequenced manner. Her interaction with Evie and her Mother, cutest model, the rabbit, her assistant, and the audience is very professional and personable. The entire process of her work flow is a real time event. She presents her work and interaction with Lightroom, Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw and the Wacom tablet in such a clear manner. You are able to see that you can learn and apply these skills and knowledge. Thank you for an extended presentation!!!!!

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