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Not only does this method save you the hassle of trying to squeeze 4 people into a space that was really designed for a single model, but it also affords you quite a bit of flexibility in terms of shot selection. In other words, you can mix and match the best individual shots to your heart's content in order to come up with the best overall composite. So you basically don't have to worry about capturing good facial expressions on all 4 faces in a single frame.
Here are the 4 original SOOC shots:
Using Photoshop CS5's new masking tools, extracting a subject from a solid-color background has never been easier. You just draw a rough selection around the subject with the Lasso tool, add a mask, and then use the Refine Edge dialog to decontaminate the excess color (in this case, white). Then just take the individual shots that you want to composite together and drop them onto a large white canvas in Photoshop.
One last thing I had to do in this case was use the Free Transform tool to adjust each band member's size relative to the others. In order to figure out who was taller than who in real life, I had to go back to a previous shot that I had done of this same band. Of course I could have saved myself quite a bit of time by simply using a tripod and shooting each person from the exact same position and angle, but I'll just have to take that as a "note to self" for next time. Anyway, here's the final composite:
Ever use this technique yourself? Plan to use it in the future? Please tell me about it in a comment below, and click "like" along the way! :-)
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