DPI Week 5

21/10/2024 - 25/10/2024 (Week 5)

Lim Yeng San (0366316)

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

LECTURE

Week 5: Double Exposure

The lecturer explained about double exposure photography.

Double Exposure Photography

- Merging multiple images to make them surreal, emotional, or humorous

- Usually feature silhouettes.

- Doesn't require a double exposure camera

Examples

1. Tilt-Shift Effect

- Filter > Blur Gallery > Tilt-Shift

Fig 1.1: An example of a tilt-shift effect

2. Fake Reflection 

- Ex: Double-exposure with a separate window photo.

Fig 1.2: An example of fake reflection

3. Simple Portraits and Textured Details

- Combine something plain with something complicated

- Gives a balanced result

Fig 1.3: An example of simple portrait with textured details

4. Convert Results to Black and White

-  A lack of colour will strengthen the emotions in the double-exposure image

- Recommended for expressing work in a vulnerable way

- Gives images a unique depth

Fig 1.4: An example of a black and white result

5. Silhouettes

Fig 1.5: An example of a silhouette in use

6. Pick Two Random Photos

Fig 1.6: An example of two random photos being combined

7. Make Simple Objects Look Interesting

Fig 1.7: An example of a silhouette of an object that has been edited to enhance its look

8. Using Shadows

Fig 1.8: An example of a shadow being used 

Photoshop Blend Modes

Fig 1.9: The blending modes in Adobe Photoshop

EXERCISES

Mr. Fauzi instructed us to combine two given images together.

Fig 1.10 and 1.11: The two given images

Our task was to cut out Shazam from the top image, insert him into the hearst mansion image and edit him to make it look as if he belonged there.

1. Use the object selection tool to remove shazam from the original image

2. Insert shazam into the hearst mansion image

3. Adjust shazam's colours to make him look like he's in the mansion. (Images > Adjustments > Match color)

4. Filter > Noise > Add noise. To make shazam blend with the background

Shadow

1. Create a new layer and use the brush tool to draw a black shadow behind shazam 

2. Apply gaussian blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur)

3. Reduce the shadow layer's opacity to 66%.

Reflection

1. Duplicate the shazam layer and flip the image

2. Adjust the colors (Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation)

3. Apply ripple filter (Filter > Distort > Ripple)

FINAL OUTCOME

Fig 1.12: The edited hearst mansion image with Shazam

My Reflection

After that, we were tasked to take a photo of ourself and do the same method to edit ourself into the hearst mansion image. I asked my brother to take a picture of me and followed the same steps to edit myself into the hearst mansion.

Fig 1.13: The photo that I used

FINAL OUTCOME

Fig 1.14: The edited hearst mansion image with me

REFLECTION

It took me a while to figure out the colour matching but I think both results came out nicely as both figures look like they blend in.