Mark S. Johnson Photography

Dennis Heckman was a participant in my recent Botanical Dreaming workshop in Boulder, CO. During a live Photoshop evaluation, Dennis inquired about the best way to replace the hazy upper left corner of this calla lily image with a more attractive blue to black gradient. Since this is a shallow focus f/2.8 portrait, we needed to devise a plan that would allow us to blend the new background with the flower’s soft edge. Here’s what we came up with.