

Click in the white center circle and drag to any location. Now, adjust the position and intensity of the light. Open the drop down menu and select ‘Point’.

In the Lighting Effects window, select the type of light you want to use. Go to Filter > Render and select ‘Lighting Effects…’. It creates a more intimate look and feel. Step 6: Add light to the BackgroundĪ lot of times, portrait photographers will put a light on the background to make the subject stand out. It looks great already but we need to add the finishing touches. A textured backdrop will instantly appear. Go to Filter > Render and select ‘Clouds’. Now pick a darker shade of the color you’ve picked before. For this example, pick a medium dark blue and click OK.Ĭlick on the background color square (usually the white one). The color is usually set to black but it can appear in any color depending on the last settings. Use shortcut Cmd + J (Ctrl + J for Windows) to make a copy of the background layer.Ĭlick on the foreground color square located in the tool bar. Switch it if you want landscape orientation. Name your file and set it to 3000 pixels high and 2000 pixels wide.

The cheapest and best solution, is to create your own digital background in Photoshop. A less costly solution is to buy a digital file but then the quality might be a problem.
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Many professional portrait photographers use an expensive muslin backdrop.
