Double exposure - Sea

Double exposure - Sea

The original photograph before the double exposure experiment was created

Taken from a cruise ship leaving the Mexican Rivera the propellers churned the water creating a vivid blue wave was left in her wake. Initially I looked at creating a number of different versions of this image, but having flipped the original I realised that I would not be able to improve the resulting image. The double exposed created image was reminiscent of a water colour with the distant town reflecting on the water.

Double exposure - Cone of chips

Double exposure - Cone of Chips

The original photograph before the double exposure experiment was created

The first image was created from a cartoon type character in the shape of a bag of chips which was located outside a local chip shop advertising the shop. Using Photoshop I placed a mirrored copy of the photograph on top of the original which has produced a new character. I especially like the two brown tones of the chips giving him an afro and the huge central foot that would be equally at home on a circus clown which contrasts against the light brown boots either side. The eyes and eyebrows in the centre of the cone form a cat’s face and ears with additional eyes either side.

The second image double exposure image turned out slightly darker than expected with the original requiring more fade and the mirrored image needing to be bolder

Double exposure - ladders

Double exposure - Ladders

The original photograph before the double exposure experiment was created

This image was created from a sculpture on the Mexican Rivera waterfront taken during a previous holiday. Two cloaked hooded figures were hanging off the ladder waving to the passing ships with the sea and vivid blue sky in the back ground. The original photograph was mirrored and the resulting image flipped which gave a whispery shadow in the background that I thought spoilt the outcome

The Second image was again created using Photoshop to mirror one image on top of the other, but this double exposure is more subtle than the previous as the viewer only realises this when looking at the man caught at the bottom of the image. I especially like the way the man appears to be holding up the ladders as if suspended from his shoulders.