Compositing render elements using Adobe Photoshop

[eyepiz]

Hello,

I've been playing with render elements in Photoshop I've been able to successfully get the elements to match the beauty pass.

I'm not really a Photoshop expert I just do some light editing, but now that I have a render broke down in elements I do see the benefit of elements such as like reducing my reflections by decreasing the opacity, but what if I want to increase my reflections?

I have been looking at some tutorials on compositing render elements but all I have found is how to build the stack to equal the beauty pass, but then what? how do we make those renders look better.

I would appreciate if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

[glorybound]

Just make a copy of your reflection pass; stack 'em up.

[rjohnson33]

Yep, another way would be to use an exposure adjustment layer to increase the exposure of your reflection pass only. If you wanted to avoid doubling up on layers.

[raymarcher]

Yep, another way would be to use an exposure adjustment layer to increase the exposure of your reflection pass only. If you wanted to avoid doubling up on layers.

Yes that is the more elegant solution.