Rhino Composite - The Photoshop: Professional Retouching and Compositing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - page 378

Chapter 8. Rhino Composite
I'm working on a personal project that involves photographing animals in captivity (zoos,
wildlife parks, and so on) and then using Photoshop to set them free, making them appear to
be in their natural habitat. This project has totally captivated me—I'm both an animal lover
and a photographer, so combining the two seemed the perfect match.
Working on personal projects is one of the most important things you can do. It not only
keeps you creating new images but can help you remain motivated and excited, pushing you
to learn even more.
For this project we'll work through one of the composite images in this animal series, which
I called “Wishing for Rain.”
Creating the Landscape
First we'll use several photographs to create the landscape that the rhino will eventually be
added into.
1. In Photoshop, go to File > Open and navigate to the field.dng raw file. Click OK to
open the file in Camera Raw, and from within the Basic tab reduce Saturation to -5
( Figure 8.1 ) .