Elevate Your Portrait Photography: Photo Compositing w/ Photoshop & Generative AI | Bella Kotak

Unlock the secrets of captivating photo compositing with portrait photographer Bella Kotak in this exclusive live stream event. Discover the transformative potential of Photoshop's generative AI tools as Bella guides you through replacing backdrops, adding intriguing elements, and mastering the art of color toning to enhance your portrait photography.

Join us as Bella demonstrates how to spruce up your photoshoots by seamlessly integrating digital backdrops and leveraging Photoshop's generative tools to add creativity and depth to your images. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your editing skills and take your portrait photography to new heights with Bella Kotak!

Guest Bella Kotak is a fine art, fashion and portrait photographer living and working in between the US and the UK: https://www.behance.net/bellakotak | https://www.bellakotak.com/

Host Codi Bear is a children's illustrator based in Nashville, TN:   / codibear  

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00:00 Start
01:40 Bella’s intro
03:08 Planning for separating subject from background
05:22 Color Range options for selections
08:22 Select Subject option for separating subjects
12:34 Pen tool options - making selections
17:08 Blur and Smudge tools w/ layer masks for blending edges
20:23 Drawing hair flyaways - creating brushes
26:10 Rotating the canvas for ease of use - eyedropper tool tips
34:17 Opacity vs. Flow
36:07 Blending the hair brush strokes w/ layer masks
41:55 Adding backdrops - storytelling and matching lighting
47:00 Lens Blur for background - adjusting for mood lighting
51:24 Color Blend mode - clipping mask
57:43 Working with gen ai - being aware of sizes
1:01:19 Prompting for gen fill results - blur to blend results
1:07:21 Creating gen ai flowers and making color adjustments
1:09:38 Gen fill for adjusting eye expressions
1:11:45 Remove tool vs. gen ai removal
1:18:12 Remove tool for specific uses
1:20:36 Combining two images with gen fill
1:24:48 Crop tool w/ gen ai
1:25:14 Wrap up