Create Backgrounds with Curved Perspectives! - Photoshop Tutorial

Summary by Krater

This video covers how to composite a subject onto a new background in Adobe Photoshop CC 2020, concluding with a polkadot patterned backdrop and adjusted shadows and depth for realism.

From the video

Answers: How do I change the background of a photo and make it look realistic in Photoshop?

• subject extraction in Photoshop
• background replacement
• halo removal on masked subjects
• creating realistic drop shadows
• adding depth of field and blur
• creating repeating patterns in Photoshop

What it concludes

• For still photos, prefer a gray background for compositing and masking purposes.
• Using the multiply blend mode on a duplicated layer creates a realistic shadow.
• A depth layer with multiply blend mode creates realistic depth when combined with curves adjustment.
• Tilt-Shift blur applied to background pattern creates depth of field that matches the subject's shallow depth of field.