Digital Photography & Imaging - Week 5
21.10.2025 - 24.10.2025 (Week 5)
Cheyenne Liew Khye Yean / 0378330
Digital Photography & Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) Creative Media
Project 2
LECTURE
Double Exposure & Image Blending Modes
What is Double Exposure Photography?
Figure 1.1 Double Exposure Photography, Week 5 (23/10/2025)
- Refers to the merging of multiple images, usually featuring silhouettes.
- Often used to create surreal, emotional, or humorous effects.
- Can be done in-camera or with tools like Photoshop.
1. Tilt-Shift Effect
Figure 1.2 Tilt-Shift Effect, Week 5 (23/10/2025)
- Transforms photos into soft works of art.
- Tip: blur one of your photos instead of the entire image (or everything except 1 important detail).
- Filter > Blur Gallery > Tilt-Shift
2. Create Fake Reflection
- Use layered images (e.g. raindrop-covered glass) to mimic reflections.
- Adds interesting textures to multiple exposure photography.
3. Experimenting with Simple Portraits and Textured Details
- Combining something plain with something complicated will give balanced results.
- Helps save simple photos that might be discarded.
4. Converting Results to Black and White
- A lack of colour strengthens the emotions in double-exposure images.
- Expresses vulnerability and creates a unique depth.
5. Working with Silhouettes
- Use silhouettes as the primary shape for double exposure.
- Subjects can be people or random objects.
- Can create unique composite images.
6. Picking 2 Random Photos
- Pick unrelated images and let the combination create its own story.
- Many successful double exposures come from happy accidents.
7. Usage of Simple Objects
- Take pictures of ordinary items and fill in their outlines with imaginative content.
- Helps enhance imagination.
8. Use Shadows
- As effective as silhouettes.
- Capture shadows of people or objects and layer with textures to turn them into something beautiful.
Blend Modes
Figure 1.3 Blend Modes, Week 5 (23/10/2025)
- Blend modes are experimental, and results often vary.
- Try out different modes and adjust Fill Opacity until it works.
- Works well on difficult subjects like glass, smoke, fire, and lightning.
PRACTICAL
This week's exercise required us to create double exposure images, one using the provided images and another using images of our choice.
Figure 2.1 Pictures Used for Double Exposure Tutorial, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
Figure 2.2 Double Exposure Tutorial Outcome, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
Figure 2.3 Pictures Used for Double Exposure #1, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
Figure 2.4 Double Exposure #1 Process, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
Figure 2.5 Double Exposure #1, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
Figure 2.6 Pictures Used for Double Exposure #2, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
Figure 2.7 Double Exposure #2 Process, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
Figure 2.8 Double Exposure #2, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
I couldn't decide between the 2, as I was quite happy with both. So, I sent them in to Mr. Fitri for reviewing, and he selected #1 as my final.
Figure 2.9 Double Exposure Final Outcome, Week 5 (22/10/2025)
REFLECTION
The activity for this week was quite enjoyable. I’ve always been intrigued by double exposure images, but I never actually tried making one before. I thought the process would be more complicated, but it turned out to be quite simple, as it was really just about using a clipping mask. It was interesting to see how two visuals could blend together to create something new.
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