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Typical day with the Dale quintuplets
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Kalena Randall |
That's funny! I like this one!
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Jeff E Jensen |
Whoa, that's a lot of Dales. . .
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Dale Hardin |
Thanks Kalena. This is the challenge for this month so get busy. :o) Jeff, the more the merrier, they always say. Just noticed that it isn't straight. Which one of those guys goofed!!??
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Susan Williams |
Dale, I am really impressed with this creative composite and admit to having no clue as to how you did it so effectively. Since I am the newbie, perhaps you will offer some tips.
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Arthur Bohlmann |
Hahahahaha! Very funny and great editing
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- Rita K. Connell Contact Rita K. Connell Rita K. Connell's Gallery |
this is perfect I have been wanting to do this since last summer. I just not sure about doing myself. that's why I take the pictures! I like the dale thats in the other room always smiling
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Dale Hardin |
Hi Susan, and welcome to our little family. This is a fairly easy procedure that just takes a bit of planning. Use a tripod, shoot in manual so that the exposure, focus and light are constant. Then just take a different shot for each position. Later, put each shot on it's own layer, apply a clipping mask, use black to get rid of the figure on that layer and then invert the mask. Do that for each figure except the on on the background layer.
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Dale Hardin |
Thanks a lot Art. It was fun. Rita, I'd like to do this with a model as well but didn't have one except this old guy.
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Susan Williams |
Wow, Dale, thanks for the "how to." Yikes! I am looking for my "what do you have to lose?" hat.
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Dale Hardin |
Anxious to see your result Susan. You'll notice that it is this month's challenge.
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- Usman M. Bajwa Contact Usman M. Bajwa Usman M. Bajwa's Gallery |
Pretty cool stuff, Dale. Wanted to try it too and this months challenge just gonne nudge me to do it. Thanks for explaining the technique too. UB.
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Dale Hardin |
Thanks Usman. Some of you have cameras that will do double exposures. Mine won't. But if yours does, try different things like your face over image of a leaf, or a "ghost" shot in a doorway or window, etc. The challenge is for any type of multiple imaging. Get creative.
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Elaine Hessler |
I LOVE this!!! It gives me more of an idea of your personal life, what you look like, and where you live. It is really cute too. I am looking forward to seeing what everyone does. And thank you for telling us how to accomplish this-I didn't know which way would be the easiest. Now I have to think about what I want to reveal about myself.... Ha ha.
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Susan Williams |
Dale - I am assuming you used the timer and I'm wondering how long it took to get to the end of the sofa and zonk out? Is 10 seconds enough? 20? Also, it appears the vacuum cleaner is not plugged in. ...just sayin'
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Dale Hardin |
HaHaHa! I wondered how long it was going to take for someone to mention the vacuum. :o) Susan, I did use the 10 second timer but only because my wireless remote conked out. The hardest one was getting into the other room, the zonking out was easy for a guy my age. :o)
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Dale Hardin |
Elaine, use your daughter. It would have been a lot easier to use someone else but I was all I had at the moment and by the time I got to the fifth me, he was almost unbearable to work with.
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Elaine Hessler |
That is a GREAT idea. And it will be a great keepsake too! It should be easy to get her into a few different poses/moods within a short period of time:). I apologize in advance for her messy room.
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- Michael Kelly Contact Michael Kelly Michael Kelly's Gallery |
Fun shot Dale and nicely done. When I first saw it, I was sure you must have had multiple exposure on your camera. None of my cameras have this feature either - I would have to upgrade to the Mark III in order to get it. The post processing did a great job though.
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Susan Williams |
Dale, I am unsure about how to use "black" to remove a character. Can you provide the steps? I understand the rest of it (I think). This is way out of the box for me and I'd like to give it a try.
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Dale Hardin |
Susan when you create a mask, black conceals and white reveals. If you have a clipping mask on a layer and you paint black over the subject, when you invert the mask, (you might have missed that step} then everything is hidden with black and the subject is revealed with white.
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Beth Spencer |
This is way too funny! Makes me kind of tired seeing how busy you are. I am going to have to think on this one.
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Dale Hardin |
As you can see, it made one of me tired too! :o) Thanks Beth. Looking forward to your version.
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Peter W. Marks |
Too, too much Dale!. I don't think I can deal with five of you! Pity about the subject but very clever my friend.
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Dale Hardin |
Peter, stiff upper lip, my friend. You can handle multiply me's. At least the one that is nodding off. :o)
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Teresa H. Hunt |
Wow! That's a lot of Dale! :) I like the Dale sitting in the other room . . . almost missed him. It's funny I've been thinking Jeff should do a time lapse of me studying because I'm constantly changing positions and where I sit. This could be a fun alternative. The question is will I have the time? :)
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- Lindley Johnson Contact Lindley Johnson Lindley Johnson's Gallery |
I love this image, Dale! So creative and fun - and very well done, too!
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Anthony L. Mancuso |
Very cool Dale...I think it's leaning to the right cuz there are 4 of you on that side and only one on the left ;)
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Dale Hardin |
Morning Teresa. Your plan would work great. My shoot only took about five minutes after I set up the camera and took a test shot for lighting and focus. The post- processing goes very fast "if" you don't overlap, and takes a bit longer if you do, but the overlapping is more effective. Go for it, girl. :o)
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Dale Hardin |
Thanks Lindley, it is fun. I want to do some that are more complicated like arm wrestling with yourself or leap frog, etc.
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Dale Hardin |
Tony, thanks for getting me off the hook, by spotting the reason the image tilted after it was posted. You know I'd never post a crooked one on purpose. :o)
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Susan Williams |
Looks like you need to change the battery in your clock, Dale. If you created this image in the morning, this definitely isn't light found at 2:20 a.m. Your ideas of leap frog and arm wrestling sound intriguing...your energy level is to be admired!
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Dale Hardin |
Good eye Susan. That clock was an award from the company I worked for many years ago and hasn't worked for about four years. Should get it fixed I guess.
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Susan Williams |
You certainly have led the Challenge by making it so much fun, Dale. None of my wall clocks work either.
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Teresa H. Hunt |
My parents have the same clock. Theirs doesn't work either. The last time I remember it working, I was a kid :)
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Peter W. Marks |
And just for fun and I hope it is OK to do this on your thread Dale, here is me in several poses. Coincidentally this was shot a couple of weeks ago when a friend wanted to experiment with multiple images. Jack wouldn't divulge what his project was but came over to our place and 'directed' me through a dozen or so "don't smile, look a bit intimidating" shots. He even brought those dark framed glasses with no lens to make me a bit meaner looking.(NB friends, that is a great way of avoiding unwanted reflections).
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Peter W. Marks |
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