How to Make a Composite Image (Photography tutorial by Dom Bower) (free software; GIMP)

In this video i show you the steps from taking the photos that will be used in a composite image. A composite image is one that is made up of a couple of photos or parts of photos. In this tutorial i have made a composite of 3 photos of myself that i edit into a single final image. The camera i use is not important nor is the lens.
I uploaded the photos onto my computer via adobe lightroom 2 and then edited the images via the free software which is very much like adobe lightroom called GIMP (version: 2.6)
from there i use tools like the lasoo tool and the layer mask.

hope this helps and you get some creative ideas from it.

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Duration : 0:8:29


25 Responses

  1. ninnschen1 Says:

    great! would you …
    great! would you mind, if i make a german version of this tutorial? : )

  2. dombower Says:

    check the comments …
    check the comments below for the answer

  3. bobaduddle Says:

    when I invert then …
    when I invert then delete, the background becomes black and not checkered.

  4. mommyliz2 Says:

    Thank you for …
    Thank you for making this!! I needed to figure this out for some newborn photos!!!

  5. dombower Says:

    hope you have fun …
    hope you have fun trying it out

  6. dombower Says:

    ah yes but …
    ah yes but photoshop is not free

  7. dombower Says:

    dont be stupid!
    dont be stupid!

  8. TadhgRosco Says:

    Very impressed ! …
    Very impressed ! Nice style, you make it seem so easy ! Had not a clue until you showed me !

  9. cassnjoob Says:

    Can this be done …
    Can this be done using adobe lightroom 2? thanks awesome vid!

  10. igenberga Says:

    thanks for the …
    thanks for the tutorial. very helpful.

  11. smokey584 Says:

    hi I created image …
    hi I created image with your guide and I think I make it well

    Thanks dombower

  12. nickjfan9100 Says:

    hi i couldnt figure …
    hi i couldnt figure this out but nice video and love the accent

  13. itsbeiko Says:

    its actually also …
    its actually also simple to do in photoshop
    but thanks anyay

  14. avocadoplus Says:

    wonderful, dombower …
    wonderful, dombower! :D

  15. pjpitbull Says:

    Great vids and …
    Great vids and pretty funny also. thanks
    subsribed!!!!

  16. dombower Says:

    use a layer mask …
    use a layer mask and the errasor tool. check the other videos and you will start to figure it out

  17. ironkatia Says:

    I found the …
    I found the gaussian blur but how do I rub out the face to make it in focus again? Like where do I find the tool that does that? I can’t afford a 50mm lens either. Thank you for posting these videos and being there to answer peoples questions. Can’t thank you enough.

  18. ratchettie Says:

    Thanks soo much for …
    Thanks soo much for making this tutorial!!
    I have soo many ideas now :D
    5/5

  19. nealholmes08 Says:

    yes finally found a …
    yes finally found a good video explaining how to do this. THIS IS GREAT thanks mate.

  20. complexfly Says:

    Thanx dom, I …
    Thanx dom, I created a great image that told a story

  21. aarun3000 Says:

    Great DIY…..
    The …

    Great DIY…..
    The part where you make the layers and erase them etc…..was a little too fast.
    Could not clearly see the steps u r taking…

    will keep trying

  22. dombower Says:

    yeah put it on …
    yeah put it on manual and prefocus

  23. dombower Says:

    oh right, then yeah …
    oh right, then yeah gimp add gaussian blur, then rub out the parts of the image where you dont want the blur, same as my car photo but insted of using motion blur.

  24. wwwNooBcom Says:

    Yeah im not able to …
    Yeah im not able to afford a camera like that, iv got a canon power g3 lol

  25. dombower Says:

    that can be done …
    that can be done with the lens, if you want to do it in post production its just adding gaussian blur. if you want ill try make one later