Creative Self Portrait

Photo manipulation is the application of image editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception (in contrast to mere enhancement or correction), through analog or digital means. Its uses, cultural impact, and ethical concerns have made it a subject of interest beyond the technical process and skills involved. - Wikipedia

There are vice versa over this technique especially the bad side, for today I’m just to share this technique for a very good reason. Based on these technique we will make a creative self portrait just for your profile picture that can be used either in Facebook or MySpace.This tutorial based on Japanese Anime “ Naruto Shippuden’s Kage Bunshin No Jutsu or Shadow Clone Jutsu” to create my clone without any help any ninjutsu but just my trusty Adobe Photoshop CS4.There are 2 steps for this technique :-

Step 1 – Photo session

The most important thing the setting, for your camera just used Aperture Priority setting - A for Nikon or Av for Canon the get the same result for both picture.

Tripod is major tools in this technique because we want an accurate picture for both picture.In this setting I’m using my home sofa as a setting.

Photo 1 – I’m reading a magazine

Photo 2 – I’m peeking on “other me”

Step 2 – Photo manipulation

Copy Photo 1 on to Photo 2.

Select Layer Mask

Select Brush Tool to masking image

Start masking the image

Flatten the image

Then, you got the final image

CREATIVE SELF PORTRAIT