Work Diary - Multiple Exposure

In this session, we were told to shoot multiple exposure after doing some research on this topic. I found this shoot exciting as it was very interesting to plan how I would take pictures of my subjects and how I would combine them with a scenic picture. I first took portraits of my subject outside on location so that I could see the difference between a studio and a location portrait. When editing my pictures after the shoot, I found that images of my subject in the studio were clearer and easier to edit than the ones on location. This was due to the lighting differences; I was able to manipulate the lighting in the studio, therefore allowing my pictures to come out exactly how I wanted them to come out. However, on location, I found that the portraits were too bright as the sun was out and this prevented me from showing off the scene once I started editing the images on Photoshop - the portraits seemed to be clashing with the scenes as they were both shot on location.

I personally think this picture is the best one that I have produced from this shoot - this is because I showed a huge contrast between the portraiture and the scene. By doing this, I have allowed my pictures to blend in together without having colours that clash. Moreover, it is clear that I wanted the scene to stand out more than my subject as I aimed to give her a more feminine yet mysterious look; I achieved this through the scene that I used - the green leaves are not typical of femininity as some viewers would naturally expect flowers, however, the nature portrayed here gives out a peaceful and innocent personality from my subject. The fact that the leaves cover some facial features such as her eyes have distanced my subject from the viewer, allowing some curiosity to rise.

On the other hand, I don't particularly like this picture due to the black and white colour - this doesn't allow the two different images to compliment or stand out from each other. I also think there is too much in the image for the viewer to concentrate; the wall in the background ruins the scenic element of the leaves and flowers. It also blocks out some parts of my subject's face and prevents her hair from blending in with the background, which is what I was trying to achieve. If I could do this again, I would spend more time editing the picture in order to remove the background and omitting it from the picture. Furthermore, I could also have chosen a different angle for the picture of the flowers, which would have allowed me to stop the wall from being in the picture and show off the flowers even more.