Composite
photography, layering together multiple images to make one, has long
been used in the world of commercial photography as a way to produce
perfectly composed photographs that would be too difficult to create in
one shot. As more and more people are beginning to see the benefits of
composite photography, the technique is finding it’s way into other
styles of photography as well including portraiture. Composite
photography opens up the door to creativity for many photographers,
including this one who went so far as to build his own mythical creature
to add to a young boy’s portraits. Take a look.
Bakster,
the friendly mythical creature featured in the photoshoot was built
using spray foam and faux fur. In real life, Bakster is only 3-feet
tall; however, thanks to composite photography, Bakster appears to be
much, much larger. In the video we see him towering over a building, an
effect made possible by photographing him in studio then layering that
image into the alley scene.
Capturing Bakster the Mythical Creature
