Why Your Composites Look Fake: A Color Matching Workflow That Actually Works

The Moment You Know Something Is Off There’s a specific feeling I get when a composite isn’t working. It’s not dramatic. It’s quiet, like a word that doesn’t belong in a sentence. You’re looking at your subject, perfectly cut out, placed into a beautiful background, and something is just wrong. The edges aren’t the problem. The masking is clean. But the whole thing reads as fake, and you can’t immediately put your finger on why.