Straight Images - Multiple Exposure

Image Bank - Multiple Exposure

This is a multiple image of several different multiple exposures, there are four different models who have all got a different objet e.g. one is a pine cone and others are flowers. This gives the overall image a variety and shows the different ways in which this affect can be achieved. 

This is a multiple expose of a little boy and what looks like a construction site or a block of flats, I like the effect this has on the image as the boys face as the outline and shape of the construction site stands out and replaces the shape of the boys face. 

This is a different style of multiple expose sure, instead of the overlaying image being the city skyline which would alter the shape of the couple, the couple is the shape in which the city skyline takes. I like this effect as the details of the faces are still clear and visible but the rear half of the couples heads have been faded into the image of the skyline. I like the way this looks as it captures both the emotion in the original couples picture swell as the lights from the city. 

These three images are showing a man, a cat and a woman who have all been combined with trees or other leafy objects. The effect these images have is that the leaves are the main focus of the image as the main features of the people and cat are all covered by the detail of the leaves. 

This looks like there are 3 aspects of the multiple exposure, the intercrossing arms are the main focus as that is the clearest element of this image. There is also a womans' face visible in the top half of the image and on the lower half there is a leafy feature. I like that this image has so many different elements as it is eye-catching and makes it appear to be more interesting to someone who briefly looked at it. 

Technique - Multiple Imagery

Definition - Several images taken from different angles of one subject arranged at equal distances from one another. 

How to create - 
1. Choose which object/concept that you want to photograph
2. Take 9 photographs (for a 3x3) close up, from different angles
3. Upload the photos to photoshop
4. Change the levels and curves of each photo
5. Change the size of each photograph to 5.5cm
6. Open a new page/canvas with a size of 21x29 with a resolution of 300
7. Flatten each image and drag them onto the new page
8. Place them with equal widths apart, so there are 3 rows of 3 
9. Change the overall size to 17 and resolution 300.
10. Save and upload to blogger. 

Example - 

Work Diary- Animation

This shoot for animation was combined with the location portraiture shoot as the images we took for this shoot could be used to teach us how to complete animations. For this technique i used an image from my location portraiture shoot as i feel it captured a vast range of colours in both the model and the background. As this was my first animation i decided to do a simple transition from a coloured image which slowly looses saturation and becomes black and white and then regains saturation. 

When i use the technique of animation in the future i would like to experiment with using different photographs and transitioning them to show the gradual movement/progression of the subject of the image. 

Straight Images - Animation

Straight Images - Sequencing Animation

Technique - Animation

Definition - Photographing successive images of models or objects to create the illusion of movement.

How to create - 

1. Take several photographs as elements of a model or object changes/develops.

2. Make sure the camera is in a fixed position and that the lighting is the same throughout the shoot.

3. Upload the images to the computer and open in photoshop. Edit the curves and levels on each individual image. 

4. View the timeline

5. Make a new layer for each image in the sequence.

6. Make one more layer visible every time. 

7. Make the loop play continnuously.

8. Change the size to 20 and the resolution 72.

9. Save to web as a gif.

10. Upload to photo bucket.

11. Copy the link to blogger.

Example - 

Image Bank - Animation

This animation is showing a woman whose earrings are rocking back and forth continuously, whilst the rest of the image is still. The shadow of the ball dangling from the earring is also moving, which is how we know that a series of photographs have been taken in order to capture this. 

This animation is showing a spinning globe in a still frame, it captures all sides of the globes as it spins. Also in the reflection in the mirror we can see the models arm moving in order to spin the globe. The only other movement in this image is coming from the curtain. 

This animation is showing a woman who is getting her hair done, the movement in this image is coming from the spray which is being sprayed onto her hair. it is captured as it leaves the bottle and settles on her hair. 

This animation is showing a heeled foot putting out a cigarette. It captures the movement of the foot as it twists to put the cigarette out. It is showing the different angles of the shoe as it turns. 

This animation is showing a makeup artist applying a models lipstick, the movement in this animation is the stroke of the artists hand as he applies the lipstick. 

This animation is showing the movement of a string of lights in the wind along a beach front / party like area. The rest of the background is still and so it captures the feel that this image was taken on a slightly windy day. 

Straight Images - Multiple Flash

Work Diary - Sequencing

In this shoot we went to the field and park as a group. we had to take several photographs and only change one feature and for mine people Laid down and then sat up one by one. I then edited them together in a multiple image style final image. 

I also made an animation of Molly going down the slide. I placed a tripod with a camera on at the bottom of the slide and got her to slowly move up the climbing apparatus and then go down the slide. When edited together it looks like she is going down the slide normally. I thought this was fun and interesting to both shoot and edit together. I would like to do some more animations in my future work. However in this animation i feel as if the tripod moved slightly in-between photographs being taken and so it creates an effect that the camera is moving down as Molly does. 

I also took a photograph of Nathan on the swings so it appeared to be several different Nathan's in that one photo. To do this I had to put the tripod in front of the swings and then take photographs every-time Nathan moved. When editing this all I did was layer the photographs on top of one another, and then erase the background so it was left with Nathan in a different position that the original. This step was repeated for all the other photographs. 

If I was to re do this shoot I would like to of taken more photographs for my animation to make her movements up and down the slide smoother and less fragmented. 

Technique - Sequencing

Definition - A series of photographs being ordered as time progresses. This can be shown in a a combined or layered image. 

How to create - 
1. First decide the location of where you want the sequence to occur and then decide on the sequence you want to capture. An example of this could be a row of people and in each picture one person moves a body part or out of the image. 
2. Set up the camera on the tripod so that the image will capture the whole scene/object. 
3. Take a photograph of the background first to start the sequence.
4. Then photograph every movement/action/change to capture the scene as it progresses.
5. Upload the images to the computer and open them in photoshop.
6. Edit the curves and levels of each individual image.

The images can be edited in several different ways; in a photo film or in a row of images.

How to create the photo film - 
1. Open the image that starts the sequence, select the timeline to appear.
2. Drag each image that follows into the timeline in it's correct place and make the length correct. 
3. Save and upload to blogger.

How to create the row of images - 
1. Open each image in the sequence and change the lengths to one universal size eg. 5cm
2. Open a new canvas which has a length .5cm longer than the length of the images times the number of photographs eg. 5.5cm times 6 images.
3. Drag the photographs onto the new canvas and place them in the desired order.
4. Space the images with an equal distance between them all.
5. Crop the whole image so there is an equal frame size around the completed sequence.
6. Save and upload to blogger. 


Example - 

Image Bank - Sequencing

This is a triad of photographs showing a pony as it moves across a field, this is a technique of chronophotography.  It captures movement across several different frames as there are 3 separate pictures with the horse in 3 different positions. This shows the sequence of movement of the horse as it moves across the field.

I like this photograph as it captures a plane as it approaches runway. This photograph is also showing depth as the planes in the distance are smaller as they are further away etc. 

This photograph is showing a surfer as he rides a wave, it captures him in several different positions as he moves along the water. 

This sequence is showing the moon as it phases change, i also like the way the colour gradually changes along with the phase. 

This is a photograph which has been taken from the same location but has captured  the same person in the multiple positions as he flips over the bridge. This method is clever as it has layers of photographs over one another but it looks as if it is in the same original photograph. 

This is a multiple image of a skater in several different positions as he moves around the skate park, it shows him approaching and moving away from the jump. This type of photograph is good for showing how something changes or the way in which in changes. 

Straight Images - High Key

Image Bank - High Key Photography

High Key photography uses bright lights to remove all dark shadowing from the faces and objects. This gives clarity and brightens the subject of the image. It was first developed for screens which could not properly display high contrast ratios. There are usually at least 4 lights , two aiming at the background and another two focusing on the subject. The two lights at the back are brighter and this is so it brightens up the background and removes any possible shadowing from behind the subject. To capture high key photography the background needs to be over exposed whilst the subject is still properly exposed.

These 6 images are showing examples of high key photography. The backgrounds are all white and this colour background helps to brighten the picture even more. Due to the bright background it makes the object in the image focused. 3 of the images are in black and white but it is clear to see that these images have used the high key technique, this is due to the capturing of the models in a way which has created a bold and clear final image. I feel the high key technique is used and shown more clearly when the images are in colour. This is because the colours used are captured more vividly due to the contrast against the white background.