After Effects for Photography

After Effects for Photography

1h 33mIntermediate2018-12-18

Authors

Chris Converse

Chris Converse

Applies design and UX principles to technology

Course details

A lot can happen to your photographs after you hit the shutter. While color and exposure corrections are something photographers do every day, creating new and special effects offers a whole new world of possibilities for your photos. You might not know it, but After Effects works hand in hand with Photoshop—and it can help you achieve effects that could not be created with Photoshop alone. In this course, join Chris Converse as he demonstrates how to work with this versatile application to add interest to your photos. Learn how to add a sunset to a photo, create a double exposure effect, make dramatic color changes using the Channel Mixer effect, create repeating patterns with the Motion Tile effect, and more.

Learning objectives
Getting comfortable with the After Effects interface
Importing and exporting files
Adding a sunset, a burst of light, and a rippled reflection
Creating a double exposure effect on a portrait
Using colorizing techniques
Repeating, blending, and texturizing patterns
Using the Roughen Edges effect to create a wide range of edges

Skills covered

Analog PhotographyAfter EffectsPhotoshopPersonaPhotographyAdobe

Concepts

Introduction

  • Explore new possibilities for your photos using After Effects
  • Get the most from the exercise files
  • A brief intro to After Effects
  • Get comfortable with the After Effects interface
  • Import Photoshop files
  • Import Camera RAW files
  • Export Photoshop, JPG, and PNG files

Special Effects

  • Add a sunset
  • Key (remove) a background color
  • Add a burst of light
  • Add a rippled reflection, part 1
  • Add a rippled reflection, part 2
  • Double exposure portrait

Colorizing Techniques

  • Create a duotone, a tritone, and a pentone
  • Mix channels with the Channel Mixer
  • Change colors with Colorama

Patterns and Textures

  • Repeat patterns with Motion Tile
  • Blend patterns with RepeTile
  • Texturize patterns with Ball Action
  • Edging textures with Roughen Edges

Wrapping Up

  • Where to go from here
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