{"id":356,"date":"2014-04-08T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T15:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=356"},"modified":"2020-03-19T13:51:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T13:51:21","slug":"couch-potato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/couch-potato\/","title":{"rendered":"Couch Potato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a former academic, I obviously believe in the value of education. Which is not to be confused with the education system, but that is a different matter altogether. So I always try to learn new things. And as a scientist by training, I also love technology.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Philippe-Monthoux-Couch-Potato.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-357\" src=\"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Philippe-Monthoux-Couch-Potato.jpg\" alt=\"Philippe Monthoux as couch potato, Photoshop composite of Philippe on a couch and a potato\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Philippe-Monthoux-Couch-Potato.jpg 800w, https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Philippe-Monthoux-Couch-Potato-624x413.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I felt pretty miserable living the life of a couch potato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Given the large number of people online consuming visual content, the demand for imagery has never been greater. The flip side of the coin is that it is even more important for your images to stand out.\u00a0 By making use of recent advances in technology, one can create images that were simply not possible (or practically impossible) to create before, which guarantees that the public hasn\u2019t seen this type of photograph over and over. It gives your pictures a chance to stand out. The ever improving digital darkroom software is making it easier to create fantasy images by combining elements photographed at a different time and\/or place. So I decided I wanted to get better at creating photo composites in Photoshop, and I gave myself a few assignments. The photograph above is the latest in the series.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a former academic, I obviously believe in the value of education. 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