The balancing act
THE MISSION
Shoot and edit a trick balancing portrait effect
Time needed
One hour
Skill level
Intermediate
Kit needed
• Tripod
• Two chairs
• Step ladder
• Photoshop CC or Elements
One of the most fun things you can do with Photoshop is blend photos into an entirely new image. This can lead to all kinds of weird and wonderful results, but it’s not all about making double exposures, or blending a crocodile with a kitten, or sending your granny to the moon. Sometimes it can be just as eye-catching to craft a subtle composite from slightly altered versions of the same scene.
This is exactly what we’ve done here for our precarious portrait. We need a series of shots with slight changes – one of the subject perched on a ladder, another of the stack of chairs, and a couple of frames to
