Digital Photography & Imaging (Week 12)

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8/11/2021 (Week 12)

Liew Li Wei 0338076

Bachelor of Mass Communication (Hons) Digital Media Production
Digital Photography & Imaging (Minor)
Project 4: In Progress

LECTURE

Double Exposure

  • 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.

Turn your head to the right by Dan Mountford
Figure 12.1: Example of Double Exposure


How to create double exposure photography?

  • 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.

A double-exposed photo of a female model
Figure 12.2: Example of Using Tilt-Shift Effect


  • 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.

double-exposure image of Taya Ivanova's self portrait and raindrops
Figure 12.3: Example of Creating Fake Reflection


  • 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.

Atmospheric double-exposure image of a female model overlayed with textured raindrops
Figure 12.4: Example of Experimenting with simple portrait and details textured


  • 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.

Black and white double exposure effect of flowers over a female model
Figure 12.5: Example of Converting Your Result to B&W


  • 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.

double-exposure image of a male silhouette and a forest
Figure 12.6: Example of Working with Silhouette


  • 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.

A silhouette of a woman double exposed with an image of clouds
Figure 12.7: Example of Combining 2 Random Photo


  • 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.

Double-exposure images of a cityscape and starry sky
Figure 12.8: Example of Making Simple Objects Look Fascinating


  • 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.

Two images combined in one, using a male shadow and a mountain landscape
Figure 12.9: Example of Using Shadow


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.


Blend Modes Groups
Figure 12.10: Example of Blend Modes in Photoshop



Commonly Used Blend Modes
Figure 12.11: Example of Commonly Used Blend Modes


TUTORIAL

(no tutorial given for this week)


PRACTICAL

(we will be working on design direction for our project 4)


FEEDBACK

Mr. Fauzi approved my ideas for Project 4 and suggested me to make it simple in the animation part.


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