Create Realistic Ground Shadow

Create Realistic Ground Shadow in Adobe Photoshop — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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The moments that lead here

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Place the subject into the location the client decided on after the shoot and create a believable shadow on the ground.

2 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Place the subject into the [client]'s chosen location and create a believable ground shadow: match…
Place the subject into the [client]'s chosen location and create a believable ground shadow: match perspective and scale, mask cleanly, add a soft contact shadow that follows the scene's light direction, and deliver a layered PSD for review.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before the composite goes to the creative director, make the subject read as if shot on location:…
Before the composite goes to the creative director, make the subject read as if shot on location: match focal length blur, color temperature and exposure, anchor the model with a shadow that follows the scene's light angle and soft falloff, add subtle colour bleed and contact contact-shadow blur, and provide a layered PSD plus a flattened proof for approval.

Who does this, and with what

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PhotographerAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Camera Rawalso: Place Subject In New Location

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