Double exposure - Hello Kitty

Double exposure - Hello Kitty


The original photograph before the double exposure experiment was created

This is my first attempt at creating a double exposure image in Photoshop whilst at college with the support of our lecturer Dave. The electric pink and white kaleidoscope of colours makes the original subject of a person dressed as Hello Kitty difficult to see. 

These are my first two attempts of double exposure using the same photographs which have turned out reasonable well. I personally prefer the second image which you can just see the eye through the kaleidoscope of lights and shapes. In the centre there appears to be two white eyes above a nose.

David Hockneys - Mother

 David Hockney - Mother


"Mother" was one of the first photographs joining work created in Yorkshire, 1985 by David Hockney which allowed him to show different sides of his mother's face.

Although I like majority of David Hockney's work this piece is too abstract for my taste and is disjointed as his mother appears to have two and a half noses and a multiple chins. The top half of the image works well as you can clearly make out the ladies face. 

As a study of David’s work you can clearly see from this initial image how his work has evolved and allows me to develop my ideas and create further images by stitching multiple photographs together.

David Hockney - The Desk

 David Hockney - The Desk


"The Desk" was created by David Hockney on 1st July 1984 by stitching together multiple individual photographs and arranging them to produce a final image. I selected this as the viewer can envisage the three dimensional piece of furniture with the numerous desktop objects against the wall from the flattened image. 

This also gives the viewer an insight of the photographer as you can see that his photographs, book and dog take most prominence on the desktop.

David Hockney - My Mother Sleeping

 David Hockney - Mother Sleeping

I selected this image created by David Hockney of his mother sleeping in an armchair because the photographs have been stitched together extremely well. Every element of the ladies clothing and blanket appear to line up without any steps between the joins.

As she sleeps your eyes are drawn first towards the old lady sleeping and then to the decking in the background with what appears to be a bear watching her rest.