Composite Proof Deadline

Composite Proof Deadline in Adobe Photoshop — with a ready prompt for the moment it comes up. 1 real situation leads here.

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composite proof needed for client approval tomorrow

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Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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The art director wants a composite showing a photographed product placed into a brochure spread…
The art director wants a composite showing a photographed product placed into a brochure spread with believable drop shadows for a [run=50,000] run. The product was shot under studio light and the layout is ambient light; if the composite reads fake the client will pull colours. I'm new to this role and tense about creating a shadow that prints correctly. Tell me the primary thing to match first — shadow direction, shadow softness, or tonal balance — and the conservative approach that won't look phoney on proof or on press.

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