Mastering Double Exposure
So for a long time now I have been wanting to get super creative with my galleries that I give back to clients. Something to spice things up a bit. A portrait that my client can go: “WOW! This one is STUNNING!”
Well, this past weekend I had the chance to sit down and test out my knowledge on double exposure! This is a trick that can be done in-camera or within Photoshop (composite). In this blog I’ll tell you how I did it in Photoshop! For my very first attempt(s) I totally failed. No joke! It was a bit of a trial and error and after about an hour of trying I finally got it! Here was my process:
So I ended up taking two photos opened them up in photoshop and layered one on top of the other. The first one was the original portrait of Mrs. Booth. The second was a photo of her beautiful bouquet. These ones here:
Next I took my Quick-Selection tool and outlined a good portion of the flowers from the second photo. Then copied it and pasted it on top of the main photo. I then moved it around a tad by transforming the pasted item. Lastly, I changed the opacity from the top layer to about 50% as this blends the photo onto my main portrait.
Finally I grouped them together and made it black and white. I messed with the contrast and exposure a bit until I found the perfect combination. Then, Voilå! Check it out!
Isn’t it gorgeous?!
Feel free to check out this more detailed video by one of my favorite You-Tube channels, Spoon Graphics, on how to achieve a perfect look just like this!