Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 7
PHOTOGRAPHY/WEEK 7
Low Li Vern (0362678)
Digital Photography and Imaging
Bachelor
of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Week 7 / Exercise
LECTURE
Double Exposure & Image Blending Mode
- Double exposure photography refers to merging multiple images. The goal is to make them surreal, emotional, or humorous. They usually feature silhouettes. Double exposure effect may look complicated at first. But it’s easy to make in-camera and in Adobe Photoshop. You don’t need a double exposure camera, as there are a few other ways you can create them. In the editing world, you have endless possibilities. You can transform ordinary photographs into powerful masterpieces.
- Using the Tilt-Shift Effect : Photoshop has a great tilt-shift tool that will transform your photos into soft works of art. If you want to be extra creative, blur one of your photos instead of the entire image. Or blur everything except for one important detail. To add this feature, go 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 is an example of main subject surface with raindrops and bokeh. This help to add interesting textures to a multiple exposure photography.
- Experiment with simple portraits and details textured : Combining something plain with something complicated will give you a balanced result. It will also save a lot of simple photos that you might discard.
- Convert your results to Black & White : A lack of colour will strengthen the emotions in your double-exposure images. If you want to express your work in a vulnerable way, experiment with this. It gives them a unique depth and allows you to experiment with something interesting just like film photography.
- Work with silhouette : Many double exposure photographers choose to work with silhouettes. But what if you worked with silhouettes only? It would give you a fun and doable challenge. And an opportunity to show very creative sides of yourself. Try silhouettes of yourself, other people, or random objects. Anything else that catches your eye can create unique composite images.
- Pick two random photo : A random process doesn’t mean it’s not meaningful. Your results might create a story of their own, one that others will find encouraging. A lot of double exposures photography were happy accidents. But they led to great feedback and even greater creative growth. Try and forget about any other double-exposure ideas. Shoot interesting textures, shapes and forms instead.
- Make simple objects look fascinating : Take photos of everyday objects you usually take for granted. Try to make them look like something else. A silhouette of a dull-looking building could become the outline of a starry sky like the photo below. This technique will enhance your imagination.
- Use Shadow : Outlines of any kind are fantastic to work with for double-exposure photography. Shadows are as effective as silhouettes in this genre. They’re fascinating to work with. Take a photo of someone’s shadow and transform it into a story. You can do anything your heart desires with outlines of this sort. All you have to do is go out, take photos of a few shadows, and turn them into something beautiful.
PHOTOSHOP : Blend Modes
- Working with blend modes is almost always an experimental process. Because it’s nearly impossible to predict the results, you always seem to end up experimenting with different modes and Fill Opacities until you get the results you’re looking for.
- A particular blending mode works really well on more difficult subjects like glass, smoke, fire and lightning. Take these images for example. How to combine the smoke on top of the image of the musicians? A real mess could be made of this and it could become very difficult and time consuming.
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 6 Practical
During this week's session, we delved into a new function in Adobe Photoshop called Blending options. This powerful feature offers a wide range of effects that can be applied to individual layers, enabling us to achieve distinct and creative appearances for various objects within our designs.
We had the opportunity to put this function into practice through an engaging exercise that involved photoshopping cyborg parts onto a person. This exercise allowed us to explore the possibilities of blending options and apply them in a fun and imaginative way, giving the person a futuristic and cyborg-like transformation.
To achieve the robot-like pattern on the legs, we utilized the blending options in combination with the bevel and emboss effect. By applying these settings, we were able to give simple strokes a three-dimensional appearance, resulting in unique and intricate patterns that resemble those found on robots. This technique added depth and complexity to the design, enhancing the overall visual impact of the leg area.
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