3 Final Likes and improvements

After finalising my images, here are 3 likes and 3 improvements regarding my work.

Likes

• The bad lighting
• The Clone stamping
• Subject matter

Improvements

• The images would have worked better as a series
• I would've used 'stereotypical' models
• The first image isn't lined up and has certain areas of bad manipulation.

How to make a multiple image on Photoshop

Making a multiple image on photoshop can be achieved if these steps are followed:

• Open the images in photoshop
• If uploading the images online, be sure to adjust the image size found under the 'image' tab in the menu bar. Optimum dimensions for uploading should 600mm for the longest dimension (height/width) and the resolution should be 72dpi. This will allow for a good quality image without a large file size.
• We can then adjust the levels if we feel the image can do with some slight adjustments. We go into Image in the menu bar and select adjustments > levels.
• We then need to create Layers. There are various ways of doing this. The way I used was to use the selection tool to drag one photo on top of the other. With the magnetic lasso I would then select the image i'd like to remove from the top layer. Next, go to layer in the menu bar and select layer mask > reveal all. I would then select the mask in the layer window, then use the brush tool (making sure the swatch is on black over white) to reveal what was on the layer underneath. The other option is to cut and paste objects from one canvas to the next. When doing this we must make sure the image size and resolution is the same for both canvas' before cutting and pasting.
• There are also other steps we can take to help 'finish' the image off. We can use such tools like the burn tool to create shadows to make areas look part of the image and help match the lighting. We can use the blur tool to soften any harsh areas that make the images look separate. Also, we can clone stamp to match and go over other parts of the image.
• Once you are happy with your image you can then save the image. It should be saved as a JPEG so that when you are uploading, you can be sure the website you are using will accept this file format.

Now that you have followed these steps, you should be sure to have a successful multiple image.

My Final Images

Original Images

Original Image

Original Image

Multiple Image Plan

-To create an image inspired by Paul M Smith’s ‘This is not Pornography’ series.

-A mockery of Facebook photos where people take photos of themselves through a mirror

-Image will consist of one image from behind where a boy is looking into the mirror, and then his reflection will be a girl taking a photo of herself through a mirror with her camera using flash.

-I plan to take both photos from the same angle with the camera on a tripod to allow both images to edit much more easily.

-I’m aiming for the audience to find humour in the image as well as to ask key questions like ‘who?’ ‘what?’ and ‘why?’

-I’d like the image to have a documentary feel, with the photos taken to look slightly grainy. This is to hopefully exaggerate the reality of facebook and the photos that people post on their profile.

My Image

This is an image of my own in which I had to change the 'levels' using the white dropper as well as the image size. The white dropper is a quick way of adjusting the white balance where you choose an area that is the whitest part of your image and photoshop automatically adjusts the white balance to what it should be. The image size allows us to change the 'dpi' of the image to make it uploadable, I changed mine to 72dpi.

What I like about the edited version of this image is that the image has more depth, there is less grey thus making it look less flat. I feel this a more successful photo.

Multiple Image - Paul M Smith

This is a an example of a multiple image by Paul M Smith. It is part of a series calles 'This is not Pornography'. It plays on sex and gender and forces us to asks questions about the characters in photograph. We ask questions such as, what is the man doing and what does he see in the mirror? Who is the woman in the reflection? The fact that the models are exposing a lot of skin, gives the image a raw quality and plays on people prudishness.

I chose this image because I feel this is one of Smith's most obvious examples of multiple imagery and I feel it is important that to note that is part of a series and the images, in my opinion, are more powerful when viewed as a series.