Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Double Exposures Portraits

What is portrait photography? Well, first lets find out what a portrait is. A portrait is a photo, painting drawing, etc, in which there is a representation of a person. The intent is to show and express something about the person. When people say portrait photography the mean a photograph, no other type of art, of a person and their representation. There are different ways to show a portrait there's portraiture, profile, as well as silhouetting. Though a profile may be just the side of a face and a silhouette a shadow cast of someone, they are all photographs of a person and they all have a meaning and something to express about the subject and they are considered portraits.

Double exposures are created in multi-steps while in photoshop. Before going into photoshop you want to have a portrait photo and at least two other photos of anything you want. First, you'll go to <File> <Scripts> <Load Files into Stacks> and browse for your three or more photos. After you load your photos you'll use the dodge tool, located underneath the smudge tool, and dodge the space around your subject. The next step is to turn your portrait and your photos on screen mode by double clicking on the image and changing normal to screen. You'll then be able to edit your photos however you want, you go to <Layers> <New Adjustment Layer> and choose whichever adjustment you want.



Below I have my two finished Double exposure photos. My first one I took photos of my paddle and books. These two things are big parts in my life and they are the two symbolic images I decided to use for my final. In my second image I used the textures of plants to create my double exposure. On both of them I could've improved. The first double exposure I have could use more editing, for example the colors and the image could be arranged better. My second double exposure could've been brighter, on this one I tried to make the purple and pink pop more.

17 comments:

  1. I love your color scheme and how you can clearly see what you photographed, books and a paddle. Nice work!

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  2. Amazing job! Im jealous! Books? Paddle? Looks very symbolic to you. Nice overlays, overall amazing!

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  3. *The Cursor is Adorable*
    Your photos looks amazing with all the colors going on! Especially the one on the left, with John Green, it's practically good! I can see the photos clearly! The photo on the right, is just amazing. I can't say anymore else because it's great!

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  4. I really like all the different pictures that you have in there.
    Your message does work because I can clearly see it.
    Maybe one thing to improve on would don't put text on top oft text.

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  5. I can clearly see the paddle and the book. I can tell you used curves, Amazing job Sophia!

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  6. good photos and i like the books and the padle. I would changs the text over text. But great over all

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  7. I love the colors, and the placement of the paddle is amazing. Good job!

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  8. My favorite part is that your can see both symbols clearly. I think your message works because your symbols really describe who you are and what you like to do. Overall, I really like your final product.

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  9. Great job, I love how clearly we can see both of your images. Overall, your message is very strong and you portrayed it in a way that is visually pleasing and easy to understand. One thing you could improve is maybe getting the colors to be a bit more vibrant. But really, this is absolutely great!

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  10. I can clearly see your your two symbolic photos and your color scheme looks really good, great job!

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  11. John Green for the win! I like how your message was represented in your Multi because it's really clear that you love to read books. The best thing of your Multi is that how your title just pops out of the page. Reminds me of something I would see on Tumblr. I think you could have improved on is that how your text overlays with other text. It's hard to read.

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  12. I like the position of the books and paddle, it a great angle.

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  13. Well done Sophia! I love how I can see both symbols clearly and I love the color effects. Great work!

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  14. great amount of writing.
    next time try to make all of your images come to the botom.
    great screen shots.

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  15. My favorite part of your picture is he symbolism you put in it. Your message works because I can tell you put lots of thought into both of your photos. You could improve a little by... I honestly have nothing. Amazing work!

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  16. Wow! Great job! I really like the placement of your paddle in your final photo!
    I think your picture can improve by only having one set of words instead of two.
    Wonderful final products though!

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  17. I really like the amount of things you can see in your face.
    I think your message does work because I can see words and a paddle, and that is exactly what you said you wanted to show.
    I think to improve your work, you could have made the words more visible. Good job!

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