Boggy Man wrote:For multiple lit models, it would be simpler to use backgrounds that were shot on cloudy days, which are free of shadows.
True, but even on cloudy days ambient light has directionality, so some work will need to be done to make the lighting appear consistent. One thing I did sometimes was to try to find subjects shot in natural light, though I didn't find that many suitable ones.
MadMax359 wrote:and Noone... it looks like you joined after Cerebus stopped doing Manips, but he was Fantastic!
Hi Max, It's very kind of you to say that, thank you.
Those threads were done a while ago, if you are interested noone you can find most of my photomanips here (hope they help put what I've said in context):
https://www.quicksandfans.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=71
... and a few more here:
https://www.quicksandfans.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1101&p=16517#p16517