Digital Photography and Imaging - Week 7

Angel Tan Xin Kei / 0356117

Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

Week 7 ( 2.11.2023)

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Lecture 

DOUBLE EXPOSURE

Figure 1.1 Week 7 Lecture Slide

Double-exposure photography merges multiple photos and aims to make them surreal, emotional, or humorous feature silhouettes. It may look complicated at first, but it’s easy to make in-camera and Adobe Photoshop.

1. Using the Tilt-Shift Effect

• blur one of the photos instead of the entire image 
• blur everything except for one important detail

2. Create a fake reflection

•  main subject surface with raindrops and bokeh
• help to add interesting textures

3. Experiment with simple portraits and details textured

• Combining something plain with something complicated will give you a balanced result

4. Convert your results to Black and white

• lack of color will strengthen the emotions in your double-exposure images

5. Work with silhouette

6. Pick two random photos

• that led to great feedback and even greater creative growth

7. Make Simple Objects look fascinating

• A silhouette of a dull-looking building could become the outline of a starry sky

8. Apply shadow

• Take a photo of someone’s shadow and transform it into a story.

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Tutorial 

Figure 2.1 Week 7 Tutorial  Slide

In this tutorial, we are taught how to overlay multiple images using the Double Exposure Method according to the process in video and slides. 

I have adjusted the curve layers to increase the contrast level by making it a S shape. 

Figure 2.2 Curve Layers Adjustment

Then, I positioned the forest picture on the woman's portrait and applied a clipping mask. I also learned how to adjust brush size, hardness, and flow to unmask her face to make a double exposure scene. With that, I applied the effect of Multiply and Darken on other relevant images to make it more harmonious.

    

Figure 2.3 Outcome after the features 

Lastly, I picked a gradient map that you want to experiment with which is a mixture of green, yellow, blue, and black to make it more constructively natural.

Figure 2.4 The outcome after the Gradient Map

Figure 2.5 Final Outcome of DOUBLE EXPOSURE

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Practical

During this exercise, I took my own portrait photo. Then, collect background images with high resolution from Pinterest and Behance. Then import all images to Photoshop and convert to monochrome.

Figure 3.1 My Own Double Exposure