Harris shutter effect
SWBAT: use channels in photoshop to create a harris shutter effect style photograph by manipulating 3 or more photographs.
The Harris shutter is a strip device with three color filters, invented by Robert S. "Bob" Harris of Kodak, for making color photographs with the different primary color layers exposed in separate time intervals in succession. The term Harris shutter is also applied to the technique or effect.
The effect is produced by re-exposing the same frame of film through red, green and blue filters in turn, while keeping the camera steady. This will generate a rainbow of colour around any object that moves within the frame. Some good candidates for subjects include waterfalls, clouds blowing over a landscape or people walking across a busy town square.
Traditionally, the technique is either achieved using a camera that allows in-register multiple exposures, and changing filters on the front of the lens. Another alternative was to make a drop through filter that consisted of the three coloured gels and two opaque sections that is literally dropped through a filter holder during exposure.
With the advent of digital photography, the process has become much simpler – the photographer can simply take three colour photographs on location, and then use software to take the Red channel from one exposure, combine with the blue and green channels from the other two photos to good effect – this may even allow for correction of movement if the camera is inadvertently moved between exposures.
The effect is produced by re-exposing the same frame of film through red, green and blue filters in turn, while keeping the camera steady. This will generate a rainbow of colour around any object that moves within the frame. Some good candidates for subjects include waterfalls, clouds blowing over a landscape or people walking across a busy town square.
Traditionally, the technique is either achieved using a camera that allows in-register multiple exposures, and changing filters on the front of the lens. Another alternative was to make a drop through filter that consisted of the three coloured gels and two opaque sections that is literally dropped through a filter holder during exposure.
With the advent of digital photography, the process has become much simpler – the photographer can simply take three colour photographs on location, and then use software to take the Red channel from one exposure, combine with the blue and green channels from the other two photos to good effect – this may even allow for correction of movement if the camera is inadvertently moved between exposures.
Your assignment: You will create 3 different harris shutter effect style images.
1. people-be sure you stay still and have the people around you move. great places to take this type of shot include busy areas like boardwalks, hallways, sports events, etc. portraits can work for this type of shot as well.
2. place-be sure you stay still and have something in the place you are photographing move. great places to take this type of shot include boats moving on water, cars or bicycles moving, clouds or water moving, a place with a unique sign (see below image).
3. thing- be sure you stay still and have something in the place you are photographing move. great things to take this type of shot include animals, shoes, hands, etc.
hint: the more images you take that move the more you are able to customize and add colors. For example if you'd like more than 3 colors in your effect, take more than 3 photographs.
Editing steps:
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