Costumed models during carnival in Venice are never seen posing perfectly in beautiful balconies, but with Photoshop you can make it happen. I photographed this balcony from a public water taxi on the Grand Canal, and then I photographed the model elsewhere in Venice. To combine them, I had to make a selection not only of the area above the railing, but the area between the balusters had to be included in the selection as well. I then used the quick selection tool to select the model, and with Edit > paste special > paste into, the composite was completed. The only other thing I did to this image was change the color of the building's stucco. Originally, it was dull yellow -- one of my least favorite colors -- and after selecting it I used Image > adjustments > hue/saturation to make it blue.
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