During my photoshoot it was very difficult to take the photographs as I was constantly on the move, meaning many photos where blurred and unfocused. However I think that my camera settings where close to accurate in helping me produce focused images during the photoshoot once I had adjusted them. Out of the photographs I have decided to pick images 4 different photographs to be edited and manipulated, however, I will probably only have one final image, being image number 4. These images where the most successful as they are the most focused out of the photographs in the shoot. As well as this the perspective of the buildings are well composed in the frame.
Stephanie Jung is a photographer based in Germany, providing images on a contract basis for her clients (freelance photography).
To create her images, Jung takes a series of images with multiple exposures and this creates the effect on her images ( as pictured below). She also uses double exposures: the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single image, double exposure referring to the use of two images.
Jung’s indistinct and radical city-scapes place the viewer as a static observer in the mayhem of the city. Jung’s images show the intrusive bright lights and the dizzying chaos of different cities (with Tokyo, New York and Paris being a small selection). Her images give a strong sense of isolation that city life can bring to those caught up in it.
My interpretation:
process:
I began by using the orginal image as a background. I created multiple layers using the same image.
On the first layer, I increased the exposure of the image, to begin creating my multiple exposure produced image.
with the edited layer, I decreased the opacity in order to see the background layer. I then shifted the first layer slightly to the left to begin creating a disorientating image, similar to the style of Jung’s photography.
I edited the second layer by decreasing the exposure this time and in turn decreasing the opacity to see the layers beneath it. I shifted the layer even further to the left to further the dizzying effect.
I created a third layer- where I increased exposure and the gamma correction to make the lights on the road stand out against the shadows.
I erased some of the harsh lines from the different layers to make a smooth image.
I placed the final image back into photoshop (with all the layers flattened) and duplicated the background layer, shifting it to achieve the final effect I was aiming for.
I experimented with a second photo and decided to create a more vibrant and colourful image.
process:
I started by making four different layers (including the background layer). For each layer I changed the opacity, excluding the background layer as it’s locked.
I then changed the overall colour of the background image, giving it dark blue midtones. For the first layer, changed the colour of the image to green a green tint and lowered the opacity. I changed the second layer, lowering the opacity again and created a pink image. The third layer I did the same, except creatubng another blue image to layer on top.
I added a fourth and final layer to offset the dark blue tones in the sky and midtones of the completed image.
