Processing tuition thread

[megy]

Hi All,

A while back I remember a Porsche photo where the photographer had taken a few shots with flashes in different places and then stacked the various photos and merged them to create the end shot, I think it may have been George but cant remember, but in the thread there was a link or screenshots of the PS workflow on how to do the stacking. Can anyone remember this and help me find the thread, I am looking to try something similar and looking to gleen a few hints and tips.

Cheers in advance,

Ian

[YorkshirePudding]

Not sure if this is what you're after but found this on youtube,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0H6tCyN4jE&fea...

No sound on my lap top though, HTH.

[Nick Grant]

Using "lighten" blending of layers is the key This was one I did... http://www.nickgrant.co.uk/content/?p=426

[megy]

Nick Grant said:

Using "lighten" blending of layers is the key This was one I did... http://www.nickgrant.co.uk/content/?p=426

Cheers Nick, wasn't what I was thinking but the same technique I think, I will have to have a play with it and see how well it works, see the 'darken' works the opposite way, could be handy for daylight images taken with a polariser using the same multi image process, possibly!

Thanks again, hope you are well.

[raf_gti]

Nick Grant said:

Using "lighten" blending of layers is the key This was one I did... http://www.nickgrant.co.uk/content/?p=426

Nice shot

Did you use a flash or did you have a torch or similar?

There doesn't appear to be a lot of pollution from the light source over the rest of the car.

Steve

[gary71]

This meets the 'Porsche multi exposure definition' comment, but no workflow video I'm afraid!


Lake Bala 3 by Suggs, on Flickr

Simplistically I cut and pasted the individual photos into one image with several layers, selected a background one, then selected the areas I wanted out of the other shots, deleting the rest.

Then using a soft eraser brush feathered the edges of the cutouts to blend them in with the background. It took a few goes, not least because the alignment of the shots wasn't absolutely spot on despite the tripod, so I had to manually align the cutout sections.

Hope this helps!

[Nick Grant]

megy said:

Cheers Nick, wasn't what I was thinking but the same technique I think, I will have to have a play with it and see how well it works, see the 'darken' works the opposite way, could be handy for daylight images taken with a polariser using the same multi image process, possibly!

Thanks again, hope you are well.

No worries, I am indeed well. Good luck with it

[Nick Grant]

raf_gti said:

Nice shot

Did you use a flash or did you have a torch or similar?

There doesn't appear to be a lot of pollution from the light source over the rest of the car.

Steve

Thanks It was one flash. Vivitar 285HV at half power. All equipment and settings are in the blog post.