experiments: Montaging

I decided to experiment with some double exposures and photo montaging as I had some sets of images that I wanted to pair together and wanted to explore how I could pair them together.

Experiments

————– Experiment 1: ——————

These are the photos that I’m going to merge together
I started by using the polygonal lasso tool on photoshop to take away my face in an irregular pattern
I then added some texture onto the blank space, making seem like paper and giving it more detail
Finally, I pasted the other photo on top of the older one and lowered the opacity, creating a double exposure

Overall, I’m happy with how this experiment turned out. I’m especially happy with the second screenshot as I like the way it looks with the face removed and I may use it as a part of my final project. Although I like how the double exposure looks, I don’t think I’ll be using it as a part of my final project as I’m unsure as to what I’ll do with it or how it’ll fit in with the rest of my images.

————– Experiment 2: ——————

These are the photos I’m going to montage together
I started by turning the candle black and white so it wouldn’t be bright and would blend in with the colours of the other photos
Then, I layered my photos as shown above, matching the candles flame to my leg in the photo so the images blend together
Finally, I changed the bottom layer so it was black and white too along with the legs as I was attempting to make it seem as though the flame is travelling up, however, I didn’t like the way it looked and prefer my original montage.

I like the way the original photo montage turned out as there aren’t too many colours in it, making all the images blend together nicely. I think I could use it as a part of my final project by pairing it with a simpler and less busy image as it would create a strong contrast between them.

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