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Composite Proof Deadline

The art director wants a composite showing a photographed product placed into a brochure spread with believable drop s…

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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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Composite proof needed for client approval tomorrow

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