I was given the request to take a picture of Dr. Strange (among others) by TheFreakyTiki on the Comic Geek Speak Forums. I've shot the good doctor before, but I wanted to see if I couldn't bring something new to the party. Everything from lightning to light orbs to the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak were attempted and abandoned. I love Dr. Strange, but that GIANT cape really limited his posability. I tried reposing him to match various comic covers. I tried posing him to imitate comic panels. I tried action shots. I tried quiet shots.
What I think turned out the best is Dr. Strange slipping out of his body via Astral Projection. To create the effect, I had to shoot Doc in the two different poses, then overlay/layer mask the Astral Form on top of the sleeping Physical Form. A little desaturation of the Astral and a little oversaturation on the Physical helped to separate the two a little further. Save As, upload to Flickr, post on the Comic Forums.
The Alchemist of EXIF:
| Camera: | Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi |
| Exposure: | 0.4 sec (2/5) |
| Aperture: | f/2.5 |
| Focal Length: | 50 mm |
| ISO Speed: | 100 |
| Exposure Bias: | 0/3 EV |
| Flash: | Flash did not fire |
| Orientation: | Horizontal (normal) |
| X-Resolution: | 72 dpi |
| Y-Resolution: | 72 dpi |
| Software: | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows |
| Date and Time: | 2008:03:23 12:46:41 |
| YCbCr Positioning: | Co-Sited |
| Exposure Program: | Shutter priority |
| Date and Time (Original): | 2008:03:23 12:18:00 |
| Date and Time (Digitized): | 2008:03:23 12:18:00 |
| Shutter Speed: | 86634/65536 |
| Metering Mode: | Pattern |
| Color Space: | sRGB |
| Focal Plane X-Resolution: | 4433.295 dpi |
| Focal Plane Y-Resolution: | 4453.608 dpi |
| White Balance: | Manual |
| Compression: | JPEG |
| Image Width: | 2592 pixels |
| Image Height: | 3888 pixels |
Be good,
-Dave
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