April 27, 2010

Yesterday, I was sitting in class, and there was a mini-discussion about a student's photo that could have/should have been taken with a long exposure to create a desired feeling of motion that this student seemed to be looking for. The student sitting in front of me then asked, "Couldn't you just use a motion blur filter?". The teacher agreed that this would be one possible way to achieve a feeling of motion. The student who took the photo continued to discuss the photo, and explained how she needed to wait until a certain time to achieve the desired color of her subject. The questioning student then asked, "Couldn't you just adjust the color with a hue/saturation adjustment layer?". Before the professor could take that one, I decided to jump in. I had heard enough. Unfortunately due to my frustration I wasn't as eloquent as I would have liked, but I made the point that if you just use your camera to take the desired photo you don't have to rely on PHOTOSHOP to try and achieve the desired effect. I'm sure those of you who are photographers can agree with me. With this in mind, I decided to take some multiple exposure photographs today. With all of the talk about composite images I have heard this semester, I wanted to get back to the original composite: multiple exposures within the same frame. Take a look and tell me what you think. Regards.