{"id":333,"date":"2014-03-04T13:21:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T13:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=333"},"modified":"2020-03-19T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T13:46:08","slug":"shelfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/shelfie\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelfie"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many reasons I\u2019m not into selfies, pictures of myself taken with a cell phone.\u00a0 The first reason is that I\u2019d rather be behind the camera.\u00a0 And as a photographer, I tend to prefer better quality portraits in good light.<\/p>\n

\"Shelfie,<\/a>
My first Shelfie pic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the other hand, something totally up my alley is a shelfie. Reading is one of my favourite pastime. In my many years as an academic, I amassed a rather large collection of books. But the book buying didn\u2019t stop when I got into photography and business. My interests keep expanding and you can get an idea of the range of books I have on my shelves from the above photo.<\/p>\n

The shelfie picture is also a good illustration (pun intended!) of the kind of imagery the digital technology and Photoshop allow one to create.\u00a0 This shelfie photomontage is part of a personal project of mine involving photo composites. Apart from the creation of interesting surreal images, the technique of compositing has some very practical applications. For example, a reflector (or white card) may be needed to get the light just right on the subject, but the placement of the reflector is such that it appears in the shot. A combination of photos with and without the reflector allows one to solve the problem.<\/p>\n

I believe that the mastery of Photoshop is a requirement in this digital age, and I plan to explore other kinds of composite ideas to hone my Photoshop skills, because I just love to learn new things. So look for other Photoshop composite experiments like the shelfie picture above in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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