Hello Students,
For this project you will be exercising two artistic photography/editing techniques, double exposure and multiple exposure.

With multiple exposure photography you may literally be beside yourself! ( I AM SO FUNNY! )

Assignment Requirements:

Create 2 double exposure images or portraits, must utilize juxtaposition as the driving concept in the choice of images you are combining
Create 1 multiple exposure image or portrait. Must contain at least 4 exposures/images combined into 1. Turn in all images used plus final combined image.

Double Exposure Photo Shoot Project Process:

Your new assignment is to shoot 4 exposures that can be combined into 2 double exposure images with Photoshop. Work in pairs or groups, with each taking turns to shoot portraits and other images for superimposing.

Utilize the concept of juxtaposition to drive your work. Simply stated, juxtaposition means things side-by-side. In art this usually is done with the intention of bringing out a specific quality or creating an effect, particularly when two contrasting or opposing elements are used. Light and dark, smooth and textured, shapes and details, etc.

Tips for success:

- Look for images in your environment that will combine well as juxtapositions

- Consider the content of the images as well as the light and dark areas and how they will appear when combined

- Shoot a few "A" images (portraits, animals, statues, etc) and shoot a few "B" images (backgrounds, architecture, textural surfaces, lines and patterns, etc) so you have good choices for finding a combination that works. You may use previously shot images for this project if desired.

Instructions:

- Work with a partner or a group to explore campus and take your photos following the guidelines above.

- Make sure that each person in the group takes turns shooting photos so each person can turn in unique work

- When complete return to class and download/share the images onto to each students computer for editing

- Put them into a single folder on your computer. label the folder with a self explanatory file name such as "Double Exposure"

- Launch Adobe Photoshop and open the Open the first image, then drag-and-drop the second image onto the first from it's folder, you may double click in your document to complete the layering. If your Layer Palette is open, you will see both images stacked. Show students how you toggle the layers on and off with the eyeball icon next to demonstrate

- Adjust the Opacity slider in the Layer Palette until you find a good setting to blend your two images.

- Additionally you can also scale/move/distort a layer for effect if desired

- Use the "Save for Web and Devices" feature under the Edit menu to export a JPG of your combined image. Save as a JPG or PNG24 with a self-explanatory file name such as "firstname_doubleexposure.jpg"

- Turn in you final 2 images and post to the group when complete. Title the images "Double Exposure"

Multiple Exposure Photo Shoot Project Process:

Overview:

In this multiple exposure project students will use their own cameras with a tripod to create their own multi-self portraits. Students may work in groups or pairs but each student should turn in unique work.

Your new assignment is to shoot 4 or more exposures that can be combined with Photoshop seamlessly in the form of a multi-self portrait.

• You will produce 1 final image for this project of 4 or more exposures that have been combined in Photoshop in a seamless fashion (no obvious edges, errors or transparencies)

• The exposure settings on the camera must be locked down so no there are no light/dark changes between shots. Meter for your scene with the auto feature, write down the shutter speed, iso and aperture... then switch to manual mode and enter those values. Watch out for changes in natural light (clouds, etc)

• Make sure white balance is set appropriately and not on auto. Any changes between exposures can ruin the final edit, even clouds passing over head can change the light across your different exposures.

• Camera must be locked down on a tripod with no movement between shots.

• Capture 4 or more exposures of the same person in one scene, in different positions and placement. Be aware that overlapping areas are difficult to edit.
• Turn in you final image and post to the group when complete. Title the image "Multiple Exposure"

What is Double Exposure?

Double exposure with a traditional film camera involved exposing 2 different images to 1 piece of film. The effect creates an overlay of 2 images into 1, the areas of dark and light combine. With digital camera's we can take 2 different photos and combine them into 1 by using Photoshop's layers. See examples below:

Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, double exposure made using a film camera, 1980 by Claude Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons

Double exposure made using a film camera

This example is created in camera with a carefully planned process. Photo Credit:Dan Mountford

Photo Credit:Dan Mountford

What is Multiple Exposure?

Multiple exposure is when a camera is timed to take an exposure at different intervals of time, creating a series of images into 1 image. With a digital camera we can take multiple images and combine them with photoshops layers and some clever use of the Eraser Tool. See examples below: