Multiple Exposure Work Diary

Evaluation

I really enjoyed going outside and shooting some multiple exposure images.  I think that this technique in photography is really interesting and intriguing and you can create some really unique and different images using the technique.  When I first started shooting I thought that it was going to be a lot easier than it was.  After researching lots of different multiple exposure images, I thought that it wouldn't be that hard to create a good looking image.  Turns out it is a lot harder than it looks.  After being outside for not even 5 minutes I knew that it was going to be a lot harder than I first thought.  I found it really hard to blend two different images together effectively, with most of the images that I produced being very basic.  I tried to change the way that I was shooting with the subjects on a white background, or with the back to the sky to that the brightness would make the subject a more prominent part of the photograph.  This ended up working well but I still wasn't able to create the images that I was hoping for.  Despite this slight setback, I still think that I was able to get some good shots and when I came back to edit, I found that Iw as able to get rid of some of the areas that I didn't want anyways, using the levels and curves on photoshop.  I think that if I were to re-do this shoot then I would try and think of ways that I could make each of the images turn out more effective and also maybe experiment using different background rather than just white. 

This is my favourite photo that I got from the shoot.  I think that this is definitely the best photo because of the way that the edges all blend out using the leaves photograph in the background.  For the image I wanted to make sure that I could make the edges blend into the background which I have managed to achieve.  This type of multiple exposure images is a lot more effective than if you were able to see a lot of noise in the background.  It is better that the background is simply white because it draws in more, if not all of the attention to the main subject in the image.

This is another one of my favourite images because of the vibrancy.  The leaves that are in the image are really prominent and I think that it actually works really well against the rest of the image.  I like how you can still see the outline of her face and also how the leaves frame it.  In the original image you could see the rest of the leaves in the background which I wanted to get rid of.  By changing the levels, curves and the exposure, I managed to erase them from the image and I think that the overall effect turned out really well. 






How I Would Use This In My Personal Shoot

I think that multiple exposure would be a great way to showcase multiple imagery because multiple exposure is basically lots of different images placed over one another.  If I was to do multiple exposure for my project then I would try to develop the skill that I have already learned to make my images look more professional and also so that I can gain a better understanding of the technique so that I can interpret into normal shoots.