Double exposure test shoot 4

So I wanted to try out a few autumnal shots.. so whilst walking on a crisp day to the parks i took a self portrait against the sunshine and then some images of the surrounding trees, this is what the two looked like combined with an amber glow layered ontop.

Double Exposure Test Shoot 3

I was tired of editing the same image of Tom so I arranged another subject for a test shoot, unfortunately the sky wasn't as bright on the day of the test so the background had a cloudy effect, little did i know that it would lend itself to the photographs atmosphere. Below are images that were create in post-production and I am far happier with these results than previous shoots. I asked the subject to pose in certain positions and gave thought to what landscapes would compliment them, some of these landscapes I then chose to flip vertically, so the tops of the trees were facing down... It gives the subject an 'unfinished' look.

Double Exposure Test Shoot 2

So after using the Nikon D90 to create double exposure images 'in camera', I wanted to experiment with photoshop and see if I could create the same effect in post- production. The images below are the result of many attempts at creating a layered effect that worked as well as those created 'in camera';

Double exposure test shoot 1

So the second of my projects is loosely based on the connection that people feel to a certain location. I want to combine portraiture with landscapes in a visually interesting way. As my photoshop skills are continually growing I thought that this project would be a good way of combining post production skills as well as my composition and photography skills. The 3 layered images were created 'In camera' using software built into a Nikon D90, and by using an image of a subject with a brightly lit background the landscape can take over the subjects portrait to create an interesting image.

Shadows in Reflection; the next step

When I was looking at a video of Rihanna for her song called 'You Da One' which was heavily influenced by Solve Sundsbo's work, and there was a shot where they duplicated her image in the single frame, I wanted to try and do something similar and I stumbled upon a pretty cool idea for these images... why not make them look as if they are part of a Kaleidoscope, by reflecting the image onto itself. There are still a couple of kinks and ways that this project could evolve.