Digital Photography ＆ Imaging

2025- week 5

Yang Shuo / 0384037

Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

Lectures

Double Exposure & Image Blending Mode

Double exposure photography refers to the combination of multiple images into one. They are usually characterized by contours, and the goal is to present a surreal, emotional, or humorous effect.

1. Using the Tilt-Shift Effect

You can blur the photo or its details.

To add this feature, go to Filter > Blur Gallery > Tilt-Shift.

2. Create fake reflection

There are many ways you can create reflections. One of them is creating a double-exposure with the help of a separate window photo.

3. Experiment with simple portraits and details textured

Combining simple things with complex ones can bring a balanced result.

4. Convert your results to Black & White

Lack of color will enhance the emotion in your double exposure images. It gives the pictures the texture of film, allowing for a deeper emotional expression.

5. Work with silhouette

It is challenging to express photos with outlines; try to create something new.

6. Pick two random photo

Many double exposure photographs are beautiful accidents that happen by chance. But they bring good feedback and greater creative growth.

7. Make simple objects look fascinating

Combine the contours of certain objects in the photo with other scenery to make the photo look imaginative.

8. Use Shadow

Any form of contour is excellent working material in double exposure photography. Shadows are as effective as contours in this field.

Picture 1.1 PHOTOSHOP : Blend Modes

Using mixed-mode often requires repeatedly adjusting parameters to achieve the ideal result.

A guide of blend modes：

Select the Layer 1 (Fire) to be on top of the Background (Musicians)
Go to the Blending Modes option
Select “Screen”
As a result, all of the pixels on the fire will be selected as Screen blending mode.

Picture 1.2 Blend Modes： Fire＆ Musicians

Tutorial

Practical

PROJECT 2A: DOUBLE EXPOSURE

Exercise 1: Follow tutorial

We must first watch the double exposure tutorial video and download the required images. Then, we will follow the steps in the video to create a work that is the same as the demonstration.

I followed the steps in the video to complete this exercise, here are the results of the double exposure practice.

Figure2.1 Final result of the double exposure practice according to the tutorial

Exercise 2: Your own version Double Exposure portrait

In this part, we will use our own portraits and other images to create our own double exposure effects. To complete this assignment, I found a photo I took previously in my album and searched online for a photo of a flowering tree.