How to experiment: Research - Nir Arieli

This artist uses photoshop to overlay portraits of males. Mainly, these are shot in the studio and show the model in different directions. This really inspires me to make my model do different positions and then overlay then on photoshop. I would like to use different colours, perhaps have one layer in black and white and the other in partly colour and black and white, colour splash. For the location, I will need a low f number and a narrow depth of field. This is so the background isn't really distracting from the model(s).

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Image one:
In this image, you see a multiple exposure of a male model. They are topless and are looking in different positions, two of the exposures are looking to the left, while the end one is looking into the screen/camera. This gives direct address to the viewer and also makes the model seem more confident. The background is plain and really makes the forground the main focus. It also seems to lighten the skin tone of the model and the tone matches the background. The image is in colour, the pink to white gradient background symbolises feminity, which makes it attractive to female audiences. This makes me think that these images are really fashion based. The exposure in the middle really inspires me to try having two images overlayed, one of these could be the back of the person, this will be red riding hood and will show the hood and outfit of the model. I could also have the other image as a close up portrait of the model.

Image two:
This image shows another mutliple layer/exposure of a male model. This image has a blue background and a blue filter on top. This gives the whole image a cold feeling and also symbolises masculinity. In this image, the models are looking to each side, this really makes the image catching as first the viewer focuses on the middle of the image. When looking closer, the viewer sees that the middle image shows multiple facial features, etc eyes. This adds a surreal feel to the image. This again inspires me to try overlaying two images, either two portraits, a portrait and a landscape or a portrait and a full body shot.