Multiple Cloning

*Dallas

Hey everyone..

im interested in learning how to do multiple cloning. Any help would be grately appreciated!

See sample found on flickr below:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobasonic/462902690/

ThOnda

I have never done that, but if it was me, I would just delete/mask background in all (but one) pictures and used just the figures. And tripod during capturing all those images.

I've messed around with this before.It's actually easy enough to do,make sure to do it in a well lit place though.If it's done indoors with no natural light it makes the lighting/shadows in each photo different which makes blending the shots very awkward.

I can't find the tutorial now but basically all you have to do is...
Take all your photos from the exact same position
Then,sequentially layer them one over the other in photoshop.
Then,using the lasso tool you're able to delete an area of the 1st layer so the 2nd layer will show through where the piece was deleted.
Do this to each layer until each bit is showing.

Ok...reading that back, that was a bit confusing.I'll see can I find a better worded tutorial online :P

EDIT: Found one http://kibo.org.uk/multiplicity-the-five-of-me/

smelltheglove

Looks quite cool, I reckon its quite easy to do really if as said the camera is on a tripod and everything is identical bar the subject.

Otherwise it can be a bit messy but still nothing too hard.

*Dallas

cheers for the replies and the tutorial. Will definitley give it a go

Calaido

Very easy. You need a tripod and constant light conditions and remote shutter release.

set up the camera, same withebalance as well and take 3 images with different position of the person. Include these 3 images in one file, add a mask to every layer and fill the mask with white (versible).

then use a black brush and get read of the backround.The PSD will look like this:

3rd layer: image with person and mask /just person is versible
2nd layer: image with person and mask /just person is versible
buttom layer: image with person and backgground (person in he front)

Soon I will publish tutorial in my blog. Hope that was helpful.
EDIT: just saw that there is already a tutorial.

Cheers
Madeleine



or www.calaido.blogspot.com (my blog)

kjt

I created a tutorial way back about something like this. The one I've done is a bit more advanced but it goes through how to do it yourself



Link to tutorial.

Calaido

This is one of my favorite images of last week Photo Session. This Horse is truly a beauty ...and the beach light as well. I used the technique which i described above. :rolleyes:

Cheers Madeleine








or www.calaido.blogspot.com (my blog)

Morrisseeee

mmmm......must give this a try.

/Calaido, your images (especially the landscapes) are fantastic (composition, quality & sharpness), may I be so bold & ask you, what type of camera(s) are you using ? ie. I'm a bit of a noob to photography, I only took it up late last year !

Calaido

Hi Morise, i work with Canon 1DsMarkIII and Canon 40D....don't focus too much on the camera....the creative eye counts most of all ( ;

Good luck & thanks for your flowers.

Cheers Madeleine

Morrisseeee

i work with Canon 1DsMarkIII and Canon 40D....don't focus too much on the camera....the creative eye counts most of all ( ;

You had me fooled, I thought it might have been a medium-format camera. I even more impressed. Yes, the creative eye > 'is a gift' !

thanks for your flowers

???? :eek:....I didn't send them..........yet !

Calaido

thanks morrisseeeee

Mellor

One thing worth mentioning, esp if you are planning on having you subject very close to one camera, is to maintain constant settings, do a test shot, and then copy these to manual so that the Tv/AV remains constant, will make shots easier.