Click-a-Pic Challenge #20 "Attack of the Clones"

[shutterspeed]

Sometimes wouldn't it be helpful to have several versions of yourself to get things done throughout the day? Or wouldn't it be nice to multiply your children without having to give birth to more? =)

In photoshop there's a technique called cloning or multiplying. Basically you set your camera on a tripod and take multiple images of yourself or someone else standing in various locations. Then in photoshop you merge all those photos together to get 1 image with all the cloned replicas.

This is a fun technique that can yield some pretty hilarious results.

For step by step tutorials:
http://www.mrmalique.com/index.php/tutorial-how-to-create-your-own-clones/
http://www.showandtell-graphics.com/cloning.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIVmi9jzSog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPa3_-lLyI

The biggest thing to remember is to NOT move your camera. Leave it in the same place to take all your photos.

If you have any questions please feel free to post them or email me. I'm here to help.

You have from*Friday Nov 6th*to*Thursday Nov 12th*to shoot your photos for this theme. Please submit only photos taken during that time frame. Below are some examples to get the creative juices flowing. Good luck and I look forward to seeing everyones photos!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2116/2506281895_6794016c6b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1360/1344131461_7c8c9f8dc6.jpg
photo by Rick Buch (a fellow photographer friend)

REMEMBER:
- You may post up to 2 photos per challenge.
- Post-processing and use of actions ARE ALLOWED.
- Photos must be taken by you during the challenge week.
- Photos must be posted in the *new* PHOTOGRAPHY gallery & in this thread.
- PLEASE SIZE PICS to no larger than 600px WIDE and/or TALL.*
- Please number or title your photographs for recognition.

[birgit]

ha! that's a cool one! and i did never anything like it before! looking forward to trying!

[birgit]

ok, here my first try! i didn't really work out because i still don't have a tripod and lots of the pictures i couldn't use because i had moved the camera accidently.

AND i didn't read the tutorials. i don't really know a lot about photoshop and most of the times i'm lost after a few lines...

nevertheless i have something to show you! and tomorrow i'll get a friend's tripod and try again!

*insomnia*

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1698/insomniac.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/i/insomniac.jpg/)

[nina81]

The challenge is fun and I am going to try this one!
Birgit your pic is so funny! Great idea!

[BansGran]

wow.. this is fun... definitely have to try to get this one done... off to check out the tutorials...

love the example photos and great job on your insomnia pic Birgit... I think it turned out fabulously!!!

[KirstieGai]

very cool indeed

[birgit]

this is sooooooo fun!!!! just finished this one:

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9924/mayaclone2.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/i/mayaclone2.jpg/)

[originalcher1]

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/Laney-chasing-seagulls.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7437)
3 photos merged onto one- the only thing was that I had no tripod so I had to do a lot of spot healing to try and make the rocks all look "smooth"!:yes:

[BansGran]

wow.. congrats to you ladies who completed this challenge.. awesome photos!!!!

[shutterspeed]

i'm baaaaaaack!

sorry guys. my out of town activities kept me off the computer for 3 whole days so i haven't had a chance to post the CAP #20 winner!

CONGRATS to:

Birgit "Maya-Clone"
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/maya_clone2.jpg
great utilization of the technique!

we'll have to try this one again in the future and see if we can entice more people to join us! :D

[glumirk]

Congrats, Birgit! Your picture turned out great!

I did give this one a try...but since I'm home alone with Oliver during the daylight I had to set my camera on timer with continuous shoot, and we didn't have sunshine so I had to use the flash. That and I had to figure out how to angle my camera exactly on a chair and hope that it didn't move when I pushed the button and ran.

Rule #1 should be: Do not try this technique on a plush surface.
Rule #2 : Try to find a way to do this without flash because you will get different color qualities.

Anyway, I still thought my picture came out sort of cute, but I never got it nice enough to submit, so I just uploaded it on photobucket. I called it Octomom, but my 8th baby was in the wrong place and my hand was completely over his arm. I thought that the ghetto couch was a nice touch...

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s202/glumirk/octomomcopy.jpg

Can you tell that I stood to the other side for one of the photos?

This is really a fun technique, I just needed help.

[MissMint]

Bahahaha it TOTALLY looks like you had an INSANE number of babies!!!! Great job!

[shutterspeed]

haha Megan!!! :teehee:

Octo-Mom watch out...Megan & her "babies" are on the loose! :smug:

considering the difficulties you had to work with Megan this turned out great! :)

[birgit]

jeah! :yay:

thanks for picking mine out of all those entries!!! :smug:

great seagulls! and i'm happy the babies didn't shop up in time :teehee: great picture! and i know what you mean, having to do it indoors without tripod really is a challenge. i took about 20 pictures of me in bed - in half of them you could see me jumping into it or next to the bed... the other half had different angles or a flash where it shouldn't be...