Chapter 7. Whoa! How’d That Get There?

One of the most fun aspects of digital photography is mixing up your images to create outlandish scenarios. And nothing lends itself more to these situations than travel photos. Your travels take on a new perspective when you integrate images from different locales.

Would the wooly mammoth have gotten stuck at the La Brea Tar Pit if there’d been a lifeguard on duty? What if the Victorian houses of San Francisco were in the Grand Canyon? How would your face look on Mt. Rushmore? The keys to making these ideas fly are getting the proper perspective, matching the lighting,and blending them.

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