Capture One - Double Exposure

As I am leaving the UK, I figure its a good time to learn new skills and new software.

So this weekend I challenged myself to the following:

• Learn the basics of Capture One by Phase One
  
• Take a studio style shot whilst tethered to Capture One using my 5D
• Create a double exposure style image with the photos taken

So step one was to tether my camera to my computer so that when I fired off a shot in our living room I could see it back in real time and change to get the desired result. 

The next step was to pick the image I wanted from all of the shots in my Capture One session. I then edited it using the curves, contrast & brightness to get the B&W look I was after for the double exposure shot. 

For my light source, I used our shutters to control the soft afternoon light and add shadows to Ellie’s back.

Heres what the camera looks like tethered to the computer & also one of the many editing windows in Capture One. Also, here is my first edited photograph to come out of Capture One.

I then needed to choose an image to work with, this section of the process took ages. I went through landscapes, forests, lakes, all sorts of things. I found that cityscapes worked best as they added both texture and contrast which gave Ellie’s out line real definition. Then I used a clipping mask to select Ellie’s outline, adding the cityscape underneath the marching ants (you’ll know what I mean if you use photoshop!).

Here are a few of the different styles and versions I went through before the final image.

Finally, I added extra contrast, I also added some a layer of clouds above the Empire state as I felt it was good to have some texture in the head area of the photograph. So here is the result of my Saturday afternoon work. Chuffed!