The Light Matching Problem: Why Your Composites Look Fake (And How to Fix It)

The Light Matching Problem: Why Your Composites Look Fake (And How to Fix It) I remember the exact moment I realized why my composites looked off. I’d spent hours selecting the perfect subject, blending the edges perfectly, and color-correcting until my eyes hurt. But something was wrong. The person I’d dropped into the beach scene looked like a cardboard cutout—not because of the selection work, but because the light wasn’t hitting them the same way it hit the background.