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Vector Graphics Unlike bitmap graphics, vector graphics is created using geometry, i.e. basically straight lines and curved lines using math. Instead of a compass and ruler you use anchor points to make lines, and each anchor point has 2 handles which independently control the curve and pitch of that line. The main advantage of vector graphics is that it can be magnified to infinity without any loss of quality. The "magnified" image was created by Adobe Illustrator and saved as a Macromedia Flash file. To magnify the image, right click your mouse on the part of the image you want to magnify and select "zoom in", then repeat to keep zooming in. If you want to move the image inside it's holder, hold down the left click and move the mouse. NOTE: This works best with Microsoft Internet Explorer, and may not magnify the image with other browsers. |
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Double Exposure Digitally This is a double exposure using a digital camera. The procedure is much simpler than doing it on film. It is basically 2 separate pictures with the identical background. I put my 5 mega pixel camera on a tripod and set it to a 10sec delay, then positioned myself on one side of the couch, then with the camera in the exact position, I took another exposure with me sitting on the other side. Then I imported both JPEG images into Adobe Photoshop CS in separate layers under one composition, and that's when the fun began. I first traced a path around both subjects and copied them separately into an extra 2 layers, then I deleted the background image with me sitting on the left side of this picture. I now had 3 layers, 2 layers of me only with no background sitting on separate sides of the couch, and a layer with me sitting on the right side ONLY with everything else also visible. Then simply with the liquify tool in Photoshop, I distorted the pixels on each of the cutout images of me to my hearts content. Finally I repositioned both cutouts onto the background, and because the right side distorted image was larger than the original, it totally covered the original image of me on the background. The fee for this procedure whether indoor or outdoor with any subject, would only cost you $45 |
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Painting with light I shot this picture on slide film using a 24mm wide angle lens with an appeture of F8 and shutter speed was set to 5 minutes. I set the camera on a tripod, turned off the lights to make it pitch dark, put on black woollen gloves and used a hand held flash with different coloured cellophane paper and proceeded to fire the flash around Gail in different locations careful not to expose myself on film by light reflecting back on to me. Then with a penlight torch covered with red cellophane I traced the outline of Gail by physically moving the torch around her while pointing it at the lens. I then repeated this with yellow cellophane around the heater. Finally, I used a cigarette lighter to create white sparks around the heater grill. All this was done during the 5 minutes the shutter was open for. Of course this would not have worked if Gail did not stay totally still during the whole 5 minutes, while I was running around the scene in total darkness painting with light. |
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Multiple Pictures This picture is made up of three different pictures taken at different times. There is me in the background; Olie, my pet Musk Lorikeet (small bird); and the Macaw (large bird) was a picture in a magazine which i scanned. |
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