Task 3

Alan Smith

Experimental Photography Methods

Light Writing High speed photography

Multimedia Photography Harris Shutter Photography Scanography

Other Methods include..

Multiple Exposures

Multiple Exposure- The filming of more than one scene in a single frame (Collins English Dictionary)

The repeated exposure of a photographic plate or film to light, often producing ghost images (Oxford Dictionary)

Multiple exposure is a photography technique of combining two or more separate exposures into one.

This technique is involved with fine art photography as well as being involved with highly advanced commercial photography. It is used in commercial architectural photography and high end interior design.

History of Multiple Exposure. Since photography came about 200 years ago, artists and photographers have tried to advance the images further to what is not seen my the ordinary person.

Multiple exposure was created through experimenting with exposures.

Before the use of advanced technology , this technique was first created using a dark room.

The idea of a dark room being that no light at all can come in the way of a piece of art. Work not being exposed will look very unusual to the normal piece of Art

Many photographers still spend the time to make the original multiple exposure copies as they believe it creates a better outcome rather than editing images on Photoshop.

The normal process involves having two negatives and photographic paper. When looking at multiple exposures, the technique involves not rewinding the last exposure taken.

This technique takes time and patience, whereas since the development of cameras and software such as Photoshop the process is so much easier. However, It has taken some of the originality from the designs.

Multiple exposure is now a very popular method of Experimental photography and has started to feature in many forms of media. Magazines and Newspapers do occasionally offer a strange look on an image as well being seen in galleries across the world.

The new way to develop the two images is in Photoshop, this modern way is a lot quicker due to being able to see the images as soon as they are imported.

This involves having the two images on separate layers and turning the opacity down on the image in front so the other photograph is visible.

Using the Polygon tool to rotoscope the part of the image you do not want can be very useful. Also, duplicating a layer or image can be a very good way to manipulate the exposure.

Being able to change the light on an image in Photoshop has become a very important part to Multiple exposure Photography. This helps bring out two images but the light being artificial and placed in an area where it can be looked at differently.

Redscale technique is used to make the cemetery look similar to that of the ‘Gates of hell’.

The vanishing point and having leading lines makes the numbers stand out more. Not only can you see Aisles in the sky but a face is featured at the top left of the image.

Making the clouds such a light shade of green makes the image look very particular. Also the merging of both shapes, numbers, lines and a face makes the person looking at it think.

The colours on the zebra match the lines on the piano which makes this piece very interesting to look at.

The colour adjustment tool and the levels in particular is a great way to make this image look strange to look at.

3D PhotographyThe viewing of objects as three-dimensional, the technique of making or using stereoscopes and stereoscopic slides.

Stereoscopy is the technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by means of stereopsis for binocular vision.

3D photography is made using Adobe Photoshop. This is to process an image which can then later be viewed with 3D glasses.

It is created by using two layers in Photoshop. Two layers include one cyan coloured image and one red image.

One of these has to be moved away from the other at both the left and right hand side. For example, the Cyan being underneath will be moved a couple of touches to the right and then the red layer would have to be moved a couple of touches to the left.

Normally, a 3D photograph is made from two photographs taken from slightly different positions.

What you will need and how to do it.

You will need to purchase 3D Glasses. (Approx Price £5.99)

This is because without the glasses you cannot view both the cyan and red colours when in Photoshop.

The process- Firstly you need to open up Adobe Photoshop (If you do not have it you can get a free trial for 3 months)

You then need to open up a document (International Paper), after this you need to select a background.

This background layer should be coloured in red. After this, click on the layer, duplicate it and then change to cyan (This procedure can be either colour first)

Open up an image in Photoshop (Can be done through the place button on the tool bar) the image has to have something in front of it or the process wont work.

Now go into Levels (This can be found by pressing CTRL + L)On the cyan one, select a white slider, and on the red one select a green one. Now in the channels box change the white into a blue colour.

You then need to move the layers, move the cyan left of the red and the red right of the cyan.

Once you are doing this procedure you need to place your glasses on. After you have moved the object to how you want it, you should then crop it as you have moved the layers.

It is a very complex technique but when it comes right it can create a very good effect. This technique is often used in many films now.

Many people like the effect and is very popular because it looks as if you are there with that person or subject you are looking at.

Referenceshttp://learnmyshot.com/multiple-exposure-photography-technique/http://press.dubble.me/history-of-double-exposures/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3d_photography http://

www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/Photoshop_Elements/3D/1_3D.htm