Digital SLR Photography

Acreativedoublecolourexposure50 Digital SLR PhotographyNove mber 2016FORA COLOURFULCREATIVETWISTONA DOUBLE EXPOSURE, GRABTWO IMAGES,LOAD UPPHOTOSHOPAND LETUS GUIDETHEWAY...6TWEAKCONTRASTYoumayfi ndthatyourimageneedssomecontrastadjustments.SelectthelayerthatyouwishtoadjustintheLayerspaletteandclickonCreatenewfi lloradjustmentlayeragain,selectingLevelsthistime.IntheLevelswindow,clickontheCliptolayerbuttonatthebottom–nowthelevelsadjustmentwillonlyaffectthelayerbelow.Tweakthecontrolsuntilhappy,andrepeat fortheotherimagelayer,ifrequired.3ADJUSTTHE IMAGEWithyourtoplayerstillselected,presscmd+T(Mac),orctrl+T(Windows)toadjustthescale,angleandpositionofyourtoplayer.Positionthelayerwiththemostaestheticallypleasingresults–scaleitupordowninsize(don'tscaleuptoomuchoryou’lllosedetail),repositionit,orright-clicktoaccessoptionssuchasfl ippingithorizontallyorvertically.Oncedone,clickonthetickbuttoninthetopmenubar.5ADVANCEDCOLOUR CONTROLFurthercolourcontrolisavailablebyusingaSelectiveColoradjustmentlayer.Addoneinthesamemannerasthepreviousstep.Onceactive,theColorsdrop-downmenuatthetopallowsyoutotargetaspecifichue,whiletheCyan,Magenta,YellowandBlackslidersallowyoutoadjustit.It’ssimilartousingtheHue/SaturationcontrolsinStep4, butwithmorecontrolovertheexactcolour.2SPLITTHECOLOURSOnthefi rstimage,gotoSelect>AllandthenEdit>Copy.Then,onyoursecondimage,gotoEdit>Pastetopastethefi rstinasanewlayer.IntheLayerspalette,double-clickonthetopmostlayertoopenuptheLayerStylewindow.IntheAdvancedBlendingsectionyou’llseethreechannels,R,GandB.UnchecktheR(red)channelandyou’llseethemainimageturnredandblue.ClickOKtotheproceed.4ADJUSTTHECOLOURSYoumightfi ndthattheblueortheredisoverpowering,ortoobright,whichcandiminishdetail.IntheLayerspalette,clickontheCreatenewfi lloradjustmentlayerbuttonandselectHue/Saturation.Then,inthewindowthatappears,selecttheRedsorCyanschannelfromthedrop-downmenu.UsethemiddleSaturationslidertoadjusttheintensityofcolour.YoucanchangebothcoloursusingtheHueslider.1CONVERT TO MONOCHROMEStartbychoosingyourtwoframestomerge.Youcanusecolourimages,butIfi ndblack&whitephotossuitthiseffectwell.Onceyou’vechosenyourimages,importthemintoPhotoshoponebyoneand,oneachimage,gotoImage>Adjustments>Black&White.EitherusetheAutosetting,oradjusttheslidersuntilyou’rehappy.ClickOKandrepeatthisprocessfortheotherimage.THISISAFUNandcreativedoublecolourexposureeffecttotryoutwhenyou’vegotasparefi veminutes.Bestofall,itcanbeappliedtoanytwoimagesthatyou’vealreadycaptured,butworkswellwithportraitsespecially–thoseshotagainstaplainorunclutteredbackgroundarebest.First,lookfortwoimagesthatarelikelytocomplimenteachotherwhenoverlapped.Youcanusetwodifferentshotsofonesubject,ortwodifferentsubjects–it’suptoyou.Ready?Here’showit’sdone.``````FILE2``````IMAGES: JORDAN BUTTERS``````FILE1