While I often produce images like this one, well, every once in a while, I rarely post them as I'm frequently dissatisfied with the results. It's rarely a technical problem – I understand the techniques well enough – but more to do with the fact that I lack any clear aesthetic goal(s) when producing them. As such my attempts often end up looking like I layered a random collection of images just for the sake of it ... which never looks good.
Anyway, on this occasion I did have a good idea about what I wanted to say, and how to put the images together, and I'm pleased with how it turned out.
You may have noticed that the 'show the original' link is missing for this one. This isn't because I used multiple images, but because I thought it would be interesting to ask you how many originals you think I used to create it. So feel free to speculate, both about the number of originals, and their content, and let me know.
Finally, if you're interested in learning more about working with textures, take a look at my Working With Textures tutorials (details about part one here and part two here). Both were co-written with Mike Regnier and, if you take a look at either of his websites, you'll see that he's a whole lot better at this than me. Well, most of the time at least ;-)
comment byTony at 12:06 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Nice one, I reckon around 4 images.
-Hand/forearm and metalwork
-corridor shadow
-door/windowframe
-model portait
and maybe another for some texture.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 12:43 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Very cool image David. 7 originals. Love it!
comment byTony at 02:29 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Can I have another guess lol?
comment bydjn1 at 02:33 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Tony: as I've already emailed you the answer that would be a bit unfair ;)
comment byTony at 03:20 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Darn it.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 04:21 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Was I close?
comment byDan Kaufman at 04:29 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Obviously the answer is: (a + b) − (c − d − e) − (f + g)
everyone can see that, right?
comment bydjn1 at 04:34 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Carlos: considerably closer than Dan :-)
comment by Alexis at 07:10 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Bravo David!
comment by machei at 07:50 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Given your predilection for simplicity in processing and my knowledge of photoshop, I'd say two. It looks to me like the base image contains the original shot, complete with arms and hand (hand looks too masculine to be hers), and has been angled for effect. The second image is the woman's portrait, well processed with textures. I hope I've not made a fool of myself with that guess. :)
comment byKevin P. at 09:24 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Great job and capture ! Superb !
comment byJimmy at 11:32 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
I think it's a trick question - just one original image.
comment byCristian Tibirna at 11:57 PM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
Original (in this blog's context) and excellently executed. I like it very much.
comment bydjn1 at 08:16 AM (GMT) on 28 January, 2011
machei: you were nearly right, but didn't quite identify which bits of the image come from which original. You were definitely close though :)
comment byCursuri Franceza at 01:56 PM (GMT) on 28 January, 2011
Hi you have some very beautiful pictures, please tell me what lens you used on this photo? And if you used a tripod for it? Thanks for your answer.
comment bydjn1 at 02:07 PM (GMT) on 28 January, 2011
Cursuri: both shots that were used to construct the final image were taken with a Canon 24-70 f2.8 L and both were hand-held.
comment by machei at 03:17 PM (GMT) on 28 January, 2011
Well, don't I feel silly. It WAS her hand! :)
comment bydjn1 at 03:23 PM (GMT) on 28 January, 2011
machei: I wouldn't feel too bad about it as I deliberately processed her hand in a different way to the rest of the image, so it wasn't as obvious as it might have been :)
comment byPeter at 05:22 PM (GMT) on 28 January, 2011
This treatment is actually done quite nicely. I've done double exposures like this, with interesting outcomes. Achieving the optimal result may not always happen, but this practice sometimes brings unexpected surprises.
comment byKellee at 04:32 AM (GMT) on 1 February, 2011
This is really fascinating. I love the textures, and seeing the originals is a rare and interesting behind the scenes look. :)
comment bydjib at 09:54 AM (GMT) on 1 February, 2011
Strange shot with a great mood. Very nice processing and idea.
While I often produce images like this one, well, every once in a while, I rarely post them as I'm frequently dissatisfied with the results. It's rarely a technical problem – I understand the techniques well enough – but more to do with the fact that I lack any clear aesthetic goal(s) when producing them. As such my attempts often end up looking like I layered a random collection of images just for the sake of it ... which never looks good.
Anyway, on this occasion I did have a good idea about what I wanted to say, and how to put the images together, and I'm pleased with how it turned out.
You may have noticed that the 'show the original' link is missing for this one. This isn't because I used multiple images, but because I thought it would be interesting to ask you how many originals you think I used to create it. So feel free to speculate, both about the number of originals, and their content, and let me know.
Finally, if you're interested in learning more about working with textures, take a look at my Working With Textures tutorials (details about part one here and part two here). Both were co-written with Mike Regnier and, if you take a look at either of his websites, you'll see that he's a whole lot better at this than me. Well, most of the time at least ;-)
http://www.regnierstudio.com/
http://regnierphotography.com/
Update: I've now enabled the 'show the original' and, as you can see, I only used two images to create the final version :)
Nice one, I reckon around 4 images.
-Hand/forearm and metalwork
-corridor shadow
-door/windowframe
-model portait
and maybe another for some texture.
Very cool image David. 7 originals. Love it!
Can I have another guess lol?
Tony: as I've already emailed you the answer that would be a bit unfair ;)
Darn it.
Was I close?
Obviously the answer is: (a + b) − (c − d − e) − (f + g)
everyone can see that, right?
Carlos: considerably closer than Dan :-)
Bravo David!
Given your predilection for simplicity in processing and my knowledge of photoshop, I'd say two. It looks to me like the base image contains the original shot, complete with arms and hand (hand looks too masculine to be hers), and has been angled for effect. The second image is the woman's portrait, well processed with textures. I hope I've not made a fool of myself with that guess. :)
Great job and capture ! Superb !
I think it's a trick question - just one original image.
Original (in this blog's context) and excellently executed. I like it very much.
machei: you were nearly right, but didn't quite identify which bits of the image come from which original. You were definitely close though :)
Hi you have some very beautiful pictures, please tell me what lens you used on this photo? And if you used a tripod for it? Thanks for your answer.
Cursuri: both shots that were used to construct the final image were taken with a Canon 24-70 f2.8 L and both were hand-held.
Well, don't I feel silly. It WAS her hand! :)
machei: I wouldn't feel too bad about it as I deliberately processed her hand in a different way to the rest of the image, so it wasn't as obvious as it might have been :)
This treatment is actually done quite nicely. I've done double exposures like this, with interesting outcomes. Achieving the optimal result may not always happen, but this practice sometimes brings unexpected surprises.
This is really fascinating. I love the textures, and seeing the originals is a rare and interesting behind the scenes look. :)
Strange shot with a great mood. Very nice processing and idea.
Very creative - thanks for the "behind the scenes" information which really helps to appreciate the lengths taken to achieve this effect.
Very creative shot, great black and white photo.
Thanks everyone :)
Love the image! Very creative. Love the expression, light, postprocess.. the best of the day.