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Illusion of Sequence

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As most of you know, I shoot most frequently (and freely) with my iPhone. You just never know when moments worth capturing might appear, so it’s good to be armed and ready. Seated in a plastic chair at Unboundary following the TEDx Atlanta event a few months ago, I leaned in close to capture a bit of electricity from this Athens, Georgia band – Modern Skirts. Using Hipstamatic app‘s BlacKeys Super Grain film and the standard John S lens, I made a few clicks, then placed these two square-format images side-by-side in a 600 x 300-pixel canvas in Photoshop Elements. Because the BlacKeys Super Grain film “prints” with a heavy vignette, the image borders merged seemlessly, offering the illusion of sequence in a still frame.

Try experimenting with motion and sequence today, then share your illusions with us.

Comments

  2. Interesting topic. Looking back through my photos, I don't really have lots of examples for this. I'm adding this to my list of things to explore in 2011. Thanks for the inspiration!

    I do have this cookie splash image that shows sequence. I'll provide the link, because this was so much gosh-darn fun!
    http://dorisrudddesigns.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/58-365/

    So much fun, in fact, I blogged about the outtakes from the photoshoot. Here's a link to them:
    http://dorisrudddesigns.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/march-4-2010-63/