Hyper-Realism (Compositing)

The purpose of this assignment was to use multiple images, and composite them into a single image that appears realistic without actually being so. The goal of the assignment was to learn how to use compositing effects and post-processing to create a believable hyper-realistic image. The intended composition of my scene was to have a man standing in a shoe. The cat got added later after i took an interesting image of my cat during the same shooting session. Overall I think the image functions well, with both the man and the cat acting as focal points for the image and drawing the viewer's eye towards the boots. I think i succeeded in drawing the viewer's eye to the focal point of the image by having the background by slightly blurry and keeping the subject as large as it is. The following images are the original images i worked with to create the final product seen above.