how can i make digital photos transparent?

Question

i want to take a picture of my silhouette/shadow and i want to some how make make the picture transparent so it looks some what ghostly if you know what i mean.

but i don't have photo shop and don't have a way to get it. is there any other way i can do this.

Answer 1

There is a technique you can use. It's on the last page of July's Practical Photography magazine.



All you need is a tripod, and a camera capable of a rear curtain sync (ideally) to start with (though remote triggers, flashguns and torches can help with the realism of it).



The basic idea of it it is to have your camera on a long exposure (probably a bulb exposure would be best, though 30s may be enough) and a bright light for a short period of time to freeze some information.



Wait until its dark (curtains drawn doesn't block enough light) and set up the camera and the tripod, and turn your exposure to the longest possible and the ISO the lowest you can. Switch on the flash and the timer then press the shutter release, and get in position. After the flash has triggered walk away quickly and don't come back until the shutter has closed again, what you should have achieved is you frozen there for the fraction of a second that the flash lit up you and the surroundings, and then the camera continuing to record the image of the stuff you blocked out after you walked away. It's hard to describe on paper, its easier when you have diagrams to help the text.



Anyway, you will find that the results are much better with a rear curtain sync, and also it may work better if you replace the flash with a torch/flashlight just under your face for that scarier look.

Answer 2

Tommo has a great idea, but it might be difficult to time your movement so that it comes our clear enough. if you have an dslr, you can probably set it to take multiple shots on one frame. Look up how in your manuel. Take one with you in...and one with you out. If you don't have an dslr...try looking up the editing program "gimp". It is free and can do almost anything photoshop can do. Just use layers...one layer with you out under one layer with you in...set the transperency and there ya go.

Answer 3

Halo! Lens halo or lens flare. Secondary images formed inside the lens from reflections off inner elements mostly caused by very strong light sources (sun, spotlight). Zoom lenses have more elements therefore more tendency to show this. Coating and Multi-coating reduces the probability and intensity of the phenomena. They are indeed also called ghost images but are mostly not caused by their ethereal namesakes. However if they appear in the dark, run, unless you used a flash.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I imagine that would be difficult, you'd have to take two pictures, one with you there and one without to see the background behind you.



If you have an SLR camera it's actually pretty easy, set a long exposure and as soon as the shutter opens move out of shot, works suprisingly well. :)

Answer 6

You have a computer obviously. Download Gimp and give it a go.

Answer 7

Chao is right up there, it might be easier to by July's practical photography.

Answer 8

you have to use some other program like photoshop!

try gimp, splashup.com they all have layers!

and they are free