Wow Nate..
My friend and I were just staring at the pics for a few minutes. I can imagine that yes as soon as someone sees it they want one...nice PS work..
I love the third one...the added element of the two adults is good...and I love the one baby being dunked in the...whatever that big cylindrical thing is...
Very cool!
My guess is a camera on a tripod taking multiple shots of the room as people move around. Then the photshop cut and paste is fairly easy, as long as the exposure and processing doesn't change much.
My favorite is the baby and the book..She's on each side like two are looking.. This would be fun while decorating the christmas tree.
Thanks for the comments guys! I actually will be doing a Christmas Tree Chaos multiple pic very soon.
It's easy really. Don't move the camera from the tripod, use a remote release, have an external flash with attached LS2 to bounce and fill the light real nice, adjust the power of the flash depending on where the subject is in the room (farther away= more power, etc.), then in PS use many, many layer masks. http://www.tngphoto.com/lots.jpg
Dimi, yes I use a mouse. I'd like a WACOM one of these days I suppose.
That wouldn't be any more difficult - just a little more time consuming because the kid would have to change between each shot.
I'm guessing this isn't *that* brutal, since the masks often wouldn't have to be perfect. Maybe it's because I spend large amounts of time doing pretty exacting selection/masking at work and it's like second nature to me. Since the camera never moves, the surroundings, textures, etc are the same from shot to shot, so if you accidentally select a little couch with Reclining Guy #2, it doesn't matter. However, then there's the guy(s) behind the static elements in the room - different story there I suppose.
Jubbaking, awesome idea, and bravo on the execution (with a couple flaws that you already noted). Good and cooperative subjects, too. Also, wonderful attention to detail - there don't seem to be many places that are missing their appropriate shadows, reflections, etc. I think these are great. Now I want to try one...
Great job -- creatively and with the effort to put together the product!
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