Double Trouble.
That is me.
The photo method that I described before intrigued me. And of course I went off on a tangent from there.
Lo and Behold I decided to try some more double exposures 'in' camera. Now, mostly I am not a fan, but I think it is a fun diversion. Just like the Pep Ventosa Technique which will be a project I work on the next few days as the heat indices are to be around 100+ degrees F.
In camera double exposure of Charlie and random ox eye daisies. Double exposures really need better planning than this.
I like this one I did of my son's dog in his backyard but it feels too ghostly.
Subject one should be isolated more to include a second exposure. So I tried this one. There is the color version and black and white version to see the image within the image better.
So what if I took a photo of a vase of hosta flowers and made the hosta plant the backround? I used a white board that I should toss out as it has seen much better days.
Original:
That was fun.
So I then thought I'd try about 7 exposures 'in the round' of my little meditating dragon.
Here is the edited color version attempt...
It is sort of interesting as it appears that the dragon is thinking inside of himself?
I thought the colors were too distracting. I decided to try a black and white version.
Hmmm. I kind of, sorta, think...sorta, that I like it?
Then I took shots with the Infrared camera of the neighbor's playground and simply stacked them all at 40%.
I added a bit of contrast and that was it.
Certainly the dragon is sort of growing on me.
The playground resembles the Pep Ventosa method a bit better and I think it would work for abstract artsy stuff.
I may have to try it again.
While doing a bit of research I found a lot of sites that offered classes in this and other 'painterly' effects. I didn't sign up for classes, I like experimenting on my own.
By the way, the weather this morning was incredible. More about that non Artsy Stuff tomorrow. A Heat Advisory has been issued.
So I am doing other crafty things like dying Queen Anne's Lace and drying it in hopes I can use it as Christmas or Fall *Decorates*.