How was this photo created?
Jul 4, 2021 17:07:01 #
I've done this (for much more mundane subjects) in the darkroom. Cut out a picture while "feathering" the edges by cutting at a very low angle with a good razor. Then glue it to another picture. Take a picture of that picture.
Jul 4, 2021 17:48:36 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
Back in my black and white days, working in the darkroom, I made a few photographs like this. Peterson's Photographic Magazine demonstrated the technique a number of times. The secret was holding back (not exposing the paper) the area you wanted to add the second photo to (in this case the girl); you had to move the mask around so as not to have a sharp line in the photo. Masks were fairly easy to make; you had a general outline of the subject you wanted to add to the photo with a wire coat hanger attached to it. When making this photo you would first expose the background and then expose the girl.
Jul 4, 2021 17:53:04 #
A very wide-angle lens was on the fly-by airplane, (note shadow in upper left). Photographer took separate photo of model and pasted her on top of the sign, then re-photographed the photos.
Jul 4, 2021 17:54:27 #
petercbrandt
Loc: New York City, Manhattan
Another oddity is the EXTREME wide angle of the illuminated sign, they would have had to be extremely close for a helicopter shot. The girl definately cut &paste.
Jul 4, 2021 18:06:22 #
mqo wrote:
. . .How was it done?
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Knife and glue, then some paint with brush and or airbrush.
Look at the shadows on the girl. Soft on her arms and face, but very distinct under her butt. That is where it hides a seam.
Obviously the perspective on the sign is very pronounced. Not so on the girl. If she was actually on the sign her body would be (similarly stretched) distorted.
Jul 4, 2021 21:08:42 #
Jul 4, 2021 21:19:45 #
Does anyone know who the model was who was used for this photo? Hint - she did a lot of ads for Coca Cola.
Jul 4, 2021 21:45:07 #
LVtom2020
Loc: Las Vegas
Another amazing photo magic, but this time, we all know that the photo was taken with a drone...invented by you know who...Howard Hughes...
Jul 5, 2021 09:48:49 #
Spiderx1
Loc: Atlanta, Ga USA
Maybe think along this line. The girl and the sign are one image. The buildings below are a separate. Using a camera with bellows at an angle could give the stretch distortion and apparent height. And some dark room magic with a double exposure. Heck I don’t know!
Jul 5, 2021 10:11:08 #
Rjordan
Loc: Roanoke County, VA
My dad prepared art for printing. He would have created new copy of the model. I used to help him with some of this work. All background of the model would have to be removed using very fine graphic arts pens. Negatives of the photos could be positioned together to create new copy. A camera on tracks could resize the new copy as needed. A screened negative (made up of dots) would be made of the new copy. Dad would baby every negative for optimal development of the dots. The negative would be placed over a zinc plate treated with photosensitive material and subjected to light. The zinc plate was etched in an acid bath, mounted on a block of wood, and sent to the printer.
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