Double Exposure

-My main objective for these pieces was to combine two or more images in creative ways.

-The tools that were mainly used for this project were the magic wand tool, magnetic lasso tool, spot healing brush, the pen tool, filters, the transform tool, layer masks, channels, the paint brush, and the paint bucket.

-Some of the challenges I faced during this project were coming up with ideas for the images to use. It was also challenging to select exactly what I wanted to select and to have the right amount of each image displaying like in the project with the layer mask.

- I used the paint brush, layers, channels, and quick select to remove the backgrounds of photos. Sine the people in the photos that I used did not have frizzy hair and it was all pretty smooth, I was able to use the quick select tool the majority of the time and found that very easy. It was also very easy because the areas that I had to remove contrasted greatly with what I wanted to keep.

-Using a layer mask to create a double exposure allows you to merge two images while still having both visible. It is easier to show exactly how much of each layer you want and is easy to fix any mistakes made because you just have to use the paintbrush and the opacity to fix anything.

- I kept the background on my duo-tone simple and one tone to emphasize the colors and channels used in the image. I experimented with different colors but concluded that a simple black background looked the best.