Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 5

October 27, 2024

Digital Photography and Imaging / Week 5

Week 5

Lecture 5 : DOUBLE EXPOSURE

Double Exposure Photography

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.

How to create Double Exposure Photography?

1. Using the Tilt-Shift Effect

Blur one 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

2. Create fake reflection

One way to create reflections is to create 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

3. Experiment with simple portraits and details textured

Combining something plain with something complicated will give 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

4. Convert your results to Black & White

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

5. Work with silhouette

Many double exposure photographers choose to work with silhouettes. But what if you worked with silhouettes only?

double-exposure image of a male silhouette and a forest

6. 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 silhouette of a woman double exposed with an image of clouds

7. 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

8. 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.

Two images combined in one, using a male shadow and a mountain landscape

PHOTOSHOP : Blend Modes

Blend Modes Groups Commonly Used Blend Modes

A particular blending mode works really well on more difficult subjects like glass, smoke, fire and lightning. Take these images for example.

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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.

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.