Creative Photographic Blending Styles

It is part of the photographer’s job to see more intensely than most people do. They must have and keep in them something of the receptiveness of the child who looks at the world for the first time or the traveller who enters a strange country
— Bill Brandt

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Orton Effect

What is the Orton Effect it was originated by Michael in the 1980’s and blends two images of high and low resolution images in the same photograph. This was originally done in the darkroom.

Matt Kloskowski - in a Lightroom and Photoshop tutorial.

Michael Rung - So how this effect is done in Lightroom.

Nigel Danson - How he creates images with a painterly look

Roman Fox - Shows how to do the Orton Effect for Street Photography

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Pep Ventosa Technique

A Style where you walk around a subject selecting one focus area then combining the shots into a multi layered image. Can be made from a few images to several hundred depending on the result you are looking for. A wide angle lens is recommended and leave room around your subject.

Ale Rodrigues - Editing in photoshop.

Creative Photography with Lori Langford.

Mr Connell - Similar effect but using only one image. Again in Photoshop.

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Images in the Style of Stephanie Jung

This style is done using multiple layers of one image

Artyfartyshutterbug - because this uses multiple layers it needs to be done in software that supports it such as photoshop.

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The Adamski Effect

Created by Josh Adamski uses blur to create movement or to isolate figures.

Also Check out the following Thomasfotomas

Andrew Lanson Photography - lovely landscape

Nichole S. Young - Using Photoshop.

Creative Photo Folk - Also in photoshop.

“Form itself, even if completely abstract …. has its own inner sound”

— Wassily Kandinsky

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