How was this photo of camera gear 'floating' around a photographer made?
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I saw an image where lenses and a flash appear to be hanging in mid-air around a photographer. Was this created as a Photoshop composite, or is there another practical technique for making this effect?
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I'm the photographer, who made the picture, and I used Photoshop to make the strings invisible holding the lenses.
This is not a composite. The picture was made from 1 shot. The CE logo on the lens confuses people, because it looks like it's upside down, but actually it's reflected from a mirror.
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According to the photographer who made the image, it was created from a single shot, not a multi-image composite. The gear was suspended with strings, and Photoshop was then used to remove the visible supports.
A mirror was also part of the setup: the upside-down-looking logo on one lens is actually a reflection, which made some viewers think the image had been composited.
So the effect is best described as a practical setup plus retouching: hang the objects with fine string or fishing line, light and photograph the scene, then clone/heal out the supports in post.
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