![Creative composites in Serif Affinity Photo](https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/5200/552614/5fcf649ebef85/Creative-composites-in-Serif-Affinity-Photo.jpg)
THE MISSION
Learn how to add a figure to a scene in Affinity Photo
Time needed
20 minutes
Skill level
Intermediate
Kit needed
Affinity Photo
One of the things Affinity Photo does best is allow you to combine two or more photos in creative ways. Like it’s pricier forebear Photoshop, Affinity Photo utilizes layers for photo editing. This means you can cut out different parts of photos and layer them on top of one another, like sheets of paper in a collage, in order to create a composite photograph like this.
In this tutorial we’ll explain how to make a simple composite.
There are three key stages to making a natural-looking composite like this. First we use selections to isolate the subject and a mask to remove the background. Next, we copy in and position the subject against their new backdrop. Finally we use tonal tools and add shadows to match the two images, so that it looks like they belong together.
This last part is where composites often fall down. It can be tricky to match the two images together, but it helps if you master a few key tonal tools. Shadows can also help to sell the effect by grounding the subject in their new scene. It helps too if both images share a similar feel in terms of the lighting. Here both the giraffe and the road scene are softly backlit from behind, giving both images a moody feel that helps them to gel.
Denne historien er fra December 2020-utgaven av PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra December 2020-utgaven av PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
![Speed up editing with recipes](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/vvrpqtALy1716457629779/SPEED-UP-EDITING-WITH-RECIPES.jpg)
Speed up editing with recipes
Edit a single photo and apply processing settings to pictures taken at the same time
![PHOTOSTORIES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/ecBwBgrPm1716457215009/PHOTOSTORIES.jpg)
PHOTOSTORIES
World Unseen - Canon’s incredible World Unseen campaign opens up the world of photography to the visually impaired
![MATTHEW PERKS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/yJGTOL6fE1716456423768/MATTHEW-PERKS.jpg)
MATTHEW PERKS
Matthew Perks is a talented lifestyle photographer whose passion has evolved next to his career in engineering. He sees processing photos as a balance of inspiration and instinct…
![Perfect your colours with HSL](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/976JPagb31716456045287/PERFECT-YOUR-COLOURS-WITH-HSL.jpg)
Perfect your colours with HSL
James Paterson enhances colours in Affinity with HSL
![Turn the noise down with Denoise AI](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/EPLgkBlEO1716455816413/TURN-THE-NOISE-DOWN-WITH-DENOISE-AI.jpg)
Turn the noise down with Denoise AI
James Paterson shows you how to use Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw AI to fix noisy images and improve quality
![Go vintage with a Wet Plate effect](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/Ac1F2OIwa1716450899520/GO-VINTAGE-WITH-A-WET-PLATE-EFFECT.jpg)
Go vintage with a Wet Plate effect
Sean McCormack shows you how to give your images a unique look by emulating the historic wet plate effect
![Playing with shadows](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/PIOL6VqCN1716450490621/PLAYING-WITH-SHADOWS.jpg)
Playing with shadows
Dan Mold’s three easy one-light B&W portrait set-ups to follow at home
![Hit the streets with your Canon camera](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/CLj1N82sa1716450251832/HIT-THE-STREETS-WITH-YOUR-CANON-CAMERA.jpg)
Hit the streets with your Canon camera
Next time you’re in a big city be sure to try out these fun techniques for creative cityscape shots
![A place in the sun](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/4JYPdHqa91716449246283/A-PLACE-IN-THE-SUN.jpg)
A place in the sun
Learn key Canon camera skills for stunning silhouette portraits, then stitch them together for a striking image that will turn heads
![Vive Loire Valley rally](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5200/1707757/G3SZX7pcD1716449055439/VIVE-LOIRE-VALLEY-RALLY.jpg)
Vive Loire Valley rally
An unexpected change in the weather forces a race against the sun to shoot Chambord