Real Retouching

By now you should be getting expert at resizing an element and dropping it into the master composition. From your MAIN_Lifestyle.tif, grab the Lifestyle group and drag it into the Vania_Spread_v3.psb. Be sure to drag it on top of the FPO, which should be visible. Select the Lifestyle group and hit Command/ Ctrl + T to resize the whole group and not just an element within the group (Figure 6.0).

Now we have to start addressing some color issues. The girl is too dark, and the background looks dead and dark, not like a bright city day transitioning to evening, which is what we want. The background is also a little too sharp, so we’ll have to add ...