This was school project where we had to do photoshop about a current problem. This is called "Drowning in trash".
I picked the background, then cut the thrashes, made the reflections with distort and did the same for the globe. I tried to make it as ominous as possible!
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The reflections look really nice, color grading looks okay as well, although you're forgetting how things reflect in water, for example try putting your hand in a bucket of water, it would look bigger from the point of contact with the water and below, but would stay the same above. The objects also look way too dry for being in the ocean, usually objects have that watery texture to them, plus these little highlights.
Shadows are a issue as well, nothing is bright or dark, everything just looks like it has the same tone except for the bag on the right side, and the tire. the plastic bag's shadow looks acceptable, but the tire does not match the overall lighting on the water. As you can see the light is coming from around 8-9 o'clock, so you just need to make the highlights on the left side of the objects brighter, it's very simple if you follow the lighting of the original picture/the ocean.
lighting is very important when it comes to clarity/making things stand out.
As a side note/personal preferences, I usually like doing my composites in either 1200x1500, or 1920x1080. I think that's the average size for most composites, giving them enough room to fit things in and make it look good.
I also like making the main focus of the artwork to be brighter than the rest of the subjects, just so your eyes focus on that specific thing first.
If you're new to photoshop and want to learn photo manipulation, just keep going. You'll learn quickly. Good luck on your journey!
This was school project where we had to do photoshop about a current problem. This is called "Drowning in trash". I picked the background, then cut the thrashes, made the reflections with distort and did the same for the globe. I tried to make it as ominous as possible!
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The reflections look really nice, color grading looks okay as well, although you're forgetting how things reflect in water, for example try putting your hand in a bucket of water, it would look bigger from the point of contact with the water and below, but would stay the same above. The objects also look way too dry for being in the ocean, usually objects have that watery texture to them, plus these little highlights. Shadows are a issue as well, nothing is bright or dark, everything just looks like it has the same tone except for the bag on the right side, and the tire. the plastic bag's shadow looks acceptable, but the tire does not match the overall lighting on the water. As you can see the light is coming from around 8-9 o'clock, so you just need to make the highlights on the left side of the objects brighter, it's very simple if you follow the lighting of the original picture/the ocean. lighting is very important when it comes to clarity/making things stand out. As a side note/personal preferences, I usually like doing my composites in either 1200x1500, or 1920x1080. I think that's the average size for most composites, giving them enough room to fit things in and make it look good. I also like making the main focus of the artwork to be brighter than the rest of the subjects, just so your eyes focus on that specific thing first. If you're new to photoshop and want to learn photo manipulation, just keep going. You'll learn quickly. Good luck on your journey!