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Digital Photography and Imaging: Week 7

|Tang Chin Ting [ 0366473 ]
|Digital Photography and Imaging/
|Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
|Project 2A: Double Exposure


INSTRUCTIONS


LECTURES

Double Exposure and Image Blending Mode

What Is Double Exposure Photography? Double-exposure photography refers to merging multiple images. The goal is to make them surreal, emotional, or humorous. They usually feature silhouettes. The 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.
  • Using the Tilt-Shift Effect: 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.
  • 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 color will strengthen the emotions in your double-exposure images. If you want to express your work in a vulnerable way, experiment with this.

  • Work with silhouette: It would give you a fun and doable challenge. And an opportunity to show very creative sides of yourself.

  • Pick two random photos: 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

PHOTOSHOP: Blend Modes


Here’s a quick guide:

  1. Select the Layer 1 (Fire) to be on top of the Background (Musicians)
  2. Go to the Blending Modes option
  3. Select “Screen”
  4. As a result, all of the pixels on the fire will be selected as Screen blending mode.


SUBMISSION

PROJECT 2A: DOUBLE EXPOSURE
Part 1:Double Exposure Follow Tutorial


In this exercise, we were required to do a double exposure exercise by using the image that our lecturer provided. There were 5 images that included birds, clouds, forest, and women. The woman was the main character, and we needed to expose other images to the woman's image.

Figure 1.1 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

For the first step, I used the quick selection tool to select and mask the woman. It is easier for me because we had done some briefing exercises before this. After that,  I added a white background and removed the original background which can be referred to the Figure 1.3. I followed the tutorial and then added a curve adjustment layer to adjust the brightness of the image.

Figure 1.2 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

Figure 1.3 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

Figure 1.4 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

I started to add the forest and also used a brush tool to unmask her face. Until this step, I was almost amazed by the power of technology. It looked so interesting.

Figure 1.5 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

Figure 1.6 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

This was the final work in that I added all of the images like birds, clouds, and forest.

Figure 1.7 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

After this, I tried to add the gradient map fill layer. I tried two types of gradient, but I thought that I preferred the first one. It was in a purple tone. After applying the gradient,  I adjusted the opacity of the gradient to 30%.

Figure 1.8 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

Figure 1.9 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

Figure 1.10 Double Exposure Follow Tutorial

Part 2: My Own Double Exposure


This video was the reference video that I would follow to do the following exercise. Besides, in advance of this exercise, we needed to use our own picture and search the image of the sky, or something else that we preferred to add to the picture during this exercise.  This was my own picture:

Figure 2.1 My Own Double Exposure
I have also done research on the image of Starsky, and snow. In addition of used the image of clouds and birds that our lecturer provided before.

Figure 2.2 My Own Double Exposure

Figure 2.3 My Own Double Exposure

After I completed the additional images, I tried to apply a gradient map fill layer and chose the gradient that I preferred. My final work was done.

Figure 2.4 My Own Double Exposure

Figure 2.5 My Own Double Exposure

Figure 2.6 My Own Double Exposure Landscape Version

After I had asked my friend for recommendations, she told me why would not try to crop to a portrait version. After that, I cropped the photo and turned it into the portrait version, this was how it looked like: 

Figure 2.7 My Own Double Exposure Portrait Version


FINAL DOUBLE EXPOSURE FOLLOW TUTORIAL

Figure 2.8 Final Double Exposure Follow Tutorial


FINAL MY OWN DOUBLE EXPOSURE

Figure 2.9 Final My Own Double Exposure Landscape Version


FINAL MY OWN DOUBLE EXPOSURE PORTRAIT VERSION

Figure 2.10 Final My Own Double Exposure Portrait Version

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