Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 7
15.05.23 / Week 7
Name: ALYSSA AISYAH BINTI 'ARIEF NASRAN (0364017)
BDCM
Digital Photography and Imaging (GCD61204) / Section 1
LECTURES
Double Exposure & Imaging Blending Mode
Double Exposure
In this week's lecture we learned about double exposure. Double exposure photography refers to merging multiple images. The goal is to make them surreal, emotional, or humorous looking. They usually feature silhouettes, and there are a few ways to create them.
- Using the Tilt-Shift Effect
Using the Tilt-Shift Effect can make images look 'softer', it can be done by going to Filter > Blur Gallery > Tilt-Shift.
- Create fake reflection
There are many ways you can create reflections. One of them is creating a double-exposure with the help of a separate window photo. This helps to add interesting textures to a multiple exposure photography.
- Experiment with simple portraits and textured details
Combining something plain with something complicated will give a balanced result.
- Convert your results to Black & White
A lack of colour will strengthen the emotions in your double-exposure images. It can be used for expresses work in a vulnerable way and gives them a unique depth.
- Work with silhouette
Many double exposure photographers choose to work with silhouettes. Whether people, buildings, landscapes, or objects, as it is easy to create double exposure images with as it creates an outline.
- Pick two random photo
A lot of double exposures photography were happy accidents but led to great feedback and even greater creative growth.
- Make simple objects look fascinating
Take photos of everyday objects usually taken for granted and try to make them look like something else.
- Use Shadow
Outlines of any kind are great to work with for double-exposure photography, thus shadows are as effective as silhouettes in this genre.
Blend Modes
The blending mode controls how pixels in the image are affected by a painting or editing tool. Working with them is an experimental process as each image produces a unique effect when a certain blending mode is applied onto it, thus, you should play around with different modes and opacity fill's until the desired results are achieved.
Fig Blend Mode Types + Groups
TUTORIAL
Double Exposure & Imaging Blending Mode
This week in the tutorial we were briefed of our next assignment which was to create a double exposure image and were given a demonstration of it as well.
INSTRUCTIONS
PRACTICAL
Double Exposure
In this week we were tasked to create a double exposure image based on the pictures given and tutorial demonstrated. Like mentioned in the lectures, double exposure is a technique that combines two different exposures or images that are layered on top of each other. The image overlaid is less than full opacity so a bit of both images can be seen producing an almost ghost-like image.
Progress
Fig 1.0 Masking and Contrast
Fig 1.1 Adding Forest and Foreground Colour
Fig 1.2 Duplication + Mirroring of Forest and Adding Birds
Fig 1.3 Multiple Blending Mode and Adding Gradient Map Fill
Final Double Exposure
Fig 1.0 Masking and Contrast
Fig 1.1 Adding Forest and Foreground Colour
Fig 1.2 Duplication + Mirroring of Forest and Adding Birds
Fig 1.3 Multiple Blending Mode and Adding Gradient Map Fill
Final Double Exposure
Fig 1.4 Final Double Exposure
Your Own Double Exposure
In the 2nd part of the project, we must create a self-double exposure image using our own portrait selfie, and images online of our choice.
I first started off by taking a photo of myself from a side angle with my hair up as it would be easier to edit in photoshop with the images and to have a silhouette-based composition with an outline that would be easy to identify even when the other images are overlapped.
Fig 1.5 Self-Portrait
I then went online to look for pictures to create the double exposure with and decided on these images.
Fig 1.6 Image 1, Mountain
Fig 1.7 Image 2, Birds
Fig 1.8 Image 3, Birds
Once I had collected all my images I then went into Photoshop and started composing my double exposure image. I first started off by placing the self portrait into the program and then removing the background using the magic wand tool and correcting some minor errors by going into the masking and erasing them manually.
Fig 1.9 Progress Masking
After removing the background, I then added the mountain onto my picture to create the double exposure effect, adjusting the opacity as well. This is also followed by adjusting the colours of the portrait and background to have a more synonymous tone with one another.
Fig 2.0 Creating Double Exposure
I then erased some parts of the mountain and my own portrait in the shoulder area along with my hair to create a smooth blended effect as it merged with my picture and added in the birds as well at the top where the clouds appear.
Fig 2.1 Blending and Adding Birds
Finally, I rendered the whole picture by adjusting some of the double exposure blending with the clouds and my portrait, and making minor adjustments to the elements such as the birds to ensure the whole picture looked harmonious.
Fig 2.2 Rendering of Photo
Final Own Version Double Exposure
Fig 2.3 Final Own Version Double Exposure
Fig 1.4 Final Double Exposure
Your Own Double Exposure
In the 2nd part of the project, we must create a self-double exposure image using our own portrait selfie, and images online of our choice.
I first started off by taking a photo of myself from a side angle with my hair up as it would be easier to edit in photoshop with the images and to have a silhouette-based composition with an outline that would be easy to identify even when the other images are overlapped.
Fig 1.5 Self-Portrait
I then went online to look for pictures to create the double exposure with and decided on these images.
Fig 1.6 Image 1, Mountain
Fig 1.7 Image 2, Birds
Fig 1.8 Image 3, Birds
Once I had collected all my images I then went into Photoshop and started composing my double exposure image. I first started off by placing the self portrait into the program and then removing the background using the magic wand tool and correcting some minor errors by going into the masking and erasing them manually.
Fig 1.9 Progress Masking
Fig 2.0 Creating Double Exposure
I then erased some parts of the mountain and my own portrait in the shoulder area along with my hair to create a smooth blended effect as it merged with my picture and added in the birds as well at the top where the clouds appear.
Fig 2.1 Blending and Adding Birds
Finally, I rendered the whole picture by adjusting some of the double exposure blending with the clouds and my portrait, and making minor adjustments to the elements such as the birds to ensure the whole picture looked harmonious.
Fig 2.2 Rendering of Photo
Fig 2.3 Final Own Version Double Exposure
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