Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Digital Media (P1-M3)

 Montage 3
To create my third montage, I used a red filtered portrait image. I duplicated the original image and placed them one on top of another 3 times over, each time moving the top layer over slightly and increasing its opacity.

It could have worked but because of the sharp edges, you could see where I had merged the photographs. I could have experimented with the eraser tool to eliminate the red light from the flash-gun and to make the edges softer but on the other hand it may have lost the sharp repetition effect.

Digital Media (P1-M2)

To create my second montage, I used 2 different images. I used the same images and the same style as montage 1, minus the portrait shot of someone in a white light.
 


I prefer Montage 1 in comparison because it draws the eye instead of looking un-finished.


Montage 2

Digital Media (P1-M1)

To create my first montage, I used 3 different images from the Flash lighting workshop. I used two images of someone looking at themselves which were both taken at different levels and then I used a third image of a front on portrait shot of someone in a white light.

 

I dragged one image onto the second image, and reduced the opacity of the top image.  It faded out both images because of the contrast of the black and red. I then added the third image and because of the white light effect, it made it look spooky and ghostly. To improve the collective image I used the eraser tool to try and eliminate as much extra light as possible.


Montage 1





 

Steps to create a digital montage:

1.       Open your first image in Photoshop.
2.       Either copy or open your second image.
3.       Drag your second/copied image onto the first image.
4.       And adjust the opacity. You can also manipulate the image using the eraser tool.
 





 


Starting Line

So, this blog is all about my A2 Photography course, it will be tracking my progress and all the different techniques we do. Enjoy

S x