I have a question, again, if you have a final look in mind for a photo edit but struggle to achieve it what do you do'?
I dont want to give it up, because i know the end result will be good, however i am at a loss as to how to create it..
ok so maybe i better explain what i am trying to do.
I was challenged to take a selfie (which i thought is easy enough, however i also want to tie it into the double take theme)
This has been a week of personal challenges as I had my hair cut and coloured so i wanted to create a double image of myself... thing is, I thought about this after doing my hair so I cannot stand next to myself and merge images... (which would be fine as I can do that)
so does anyone please have any suggestions as to how i can create this?
I'm sorry I can't help you Claire because I struggle with getting the result I want with some pictures, too, which are not selfies. It can get so frustrating. I may like what I did at first, let sit for a short time, come back to it and not like it at all. I wonder what other people do, too?
You could take two photos and blend them in Photoshop using layers and masks. To make it the easiest for yourself you would want to be sure not to move the camera between exposures so that it is easier to line things up between the layers.
Or you could try a long exposure approach where you set the camera for a 15 to 30 second long exposure, enter a pose and "paint" yourself with light either via off camera flash or flashlight or some other light source for half of the exposure duration then move to another spot and pose, painting yourself again for the other half of the exposure duration. (Of course this approach assumes a dark or dimly lit environment, someone to assist with painting you with the light source is helpful)
@rellimdj your suggestions are valid, however im using iphone and dont have photoshop so none of those are possible.
thank you anyway. @homeschoolmom i may end up settling for that but it will be far from the effect i desire.
my go to option would be photoshop but without it and using a phone.... what about a shot using a mirror to reflect yourself? If not a collage would be cool :)
I think there's an app called Blender that allows you to blend two pictures together. Edit time had a look on the App Store I used iBlendy it's fairly simple to use and I got decent results after about 10 minutes of playing with it..
@aprilmilani will have to look that one up, thank you
@cazink i was going to go with the mirror option, but wanted to frame it so i had the old and new me, kinda like old me was looking at new me in the mirror..
Seems like something here might work for what you are looking for. I cant help much cause I use Photoshop and Topaz Remask 3 to merge my images like that.
I wouldn't have a clue Claire but if you check out @bill_fe he has just done exactly ( I think) what your after, in camera too, brilliant. I'm sure he would be happy to help you out :-)
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Or you could try a long exposure approach where you set the camera for a 15 to 30 second long exposure, enter a pose and "paint" yourself with light either via off camera flash or flashlight or some other light source for half of the exposure duration then move to another spot and pose, painting yourself again for the other half of the exposure duration. (Of course this approach assumes a dark or dimly lit environment, someone to assist with painting you with the light source is helpful)
thank you anyway.
@homeschoolmom i may end up settling for that but it will be far from the effect i desire.
my go to option would be photoshop but without it and using a phone.... what about a shot using a mirror to reflect yourself? If not a collage would be cool :)
@cazink i was going to go with the mirror option, but wanted to frame it so i had the old and new me, kinda like old me was looking at new me in the mirror..
@chippy1402 i will give that a go, thank you.
Seems like something here might work for what you are looking for. I cant help much cause I use Photoshop and Topaz Remask 3 to merge my images like that.
Sorry.. Couldn't resist. Thinking of ways you could do it without some sort of editing program, and they are all pretty convoluted.