DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGING - WEEK 5
Design Principles | Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Digital Photography and Imaging GCD61204
TABLE OF CONTENT
MODULE INFORMATION BRIEF (MIB)
LECTURE NOTE
Double exposure
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1. Definition
Double exposure is a photography and design technique that combines two (or more) images to create a dreamy, emotional and even humorous visual effect.
Common techniques are: using silhouettes as the base + superimposing textures or landscapes to create a dreamy visual mood.
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2. How to create a double exposure effect?
• Use "Tilt-Shift Blur" to create a sense of hierarchy (Tilt-Shift Blur)
Operation path: Filter > Blur Library > Tilt-Shift (Tilt-Shift Blur)
Make some areas of the picture clear and some blurred, increase the "virtual and real" contrast, and make the image more three-dimensional.
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• Create a "fake reflection" picture
Take a picture of a window and superimpose a portrait to simulate the feeling of "glass reflection",
Just like you look at the world through the window, and also see yourself through the world.
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• Try: Simple Portrait + Complex Texture
Choose a simple frontal portrait and superimpose it with detailed natural textures, urban buildings, clouds, and waves to create a contrast between content and appearance.
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• Switch to black and white style to emphasize emotions
After removing the color, the image is more likely to highlight light and shadow and contours, and also make the emotional expression more direct and intense.
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• Use silhouette outlines as carrier layers
The black silhouette is like a "container" that can be filled with a landscape, city, starry sky, etc. It looks like a person, but it is actually the world.
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• Randomly select two photos to mix and match creativity
Using two completely unrelated photos (such as cats + flowers) may produce unexpected visual interest.
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• Use “shadows” boldly to enhance the sense of mystery
By deepening the shadows and creating layers, you can also enhance the storytelling and dramatic tension of the outline.
INSTRUCTION:
1. Follow the WEEK 7 Tutorial Demo (DOUBLE EXPOSURE)
https://youtu.be/y2JuZUhZWZY
2. Download the images here:
https:/ /drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lDhDvSaro8tW7XCRa14nOqJO9bDRuqS6?usp=sharing
3.Attach the Project 2A: Double Exposure - PART 1 (DOUBLE EXPOSURE FOLLOW TUTORIAL)
4. Attach the Project 2A: Double Exposure - PART 2 (MY OWN DOUBLE EXPOSURE
PART 1 (DOUBLE EXPOSURE FOLLOW TUTORIAL)
1.Through the double exposure technique, I learned how to use "people" as emotional containers, merge with external elements, and convey the inner state. Images can not speak directly, but can directly reach feelings.
2. The mixture of different elements requires fine adjustment of transparency, color balance, and light and shadow layers to present a "harmonious overlap" without confusion. This improves my delicacy and control in visual narrative.
3. Compared to a single photo, double exposure gives the work more symbolic space. This work made me experience that creation is not only a visual design, but also a "way of writing poetry."
PART 2 (MY OWN DOUBLE EXPOSURE
In the picture, I lower my head, and my inner body is blended with green plants, water ripples and white flowers. The overall background is also filled with soft petals, presenting a peaceful state of "man is nature, nature is man".
• The posture of the character: quiet, introverted, with a sense of emotional flow of thoughts.
• Fusion materials: flowers, water, and green plants symbolize vitality, purity, emotional flow and natural connection.
• Overall atmosphere: dreamlike, visually it seems to enter a certain meditative state of the inner world, arousing the emotional resonance of the viewer.
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