Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/photographic-techniques

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Orton (photography)

Photographic technique

Photographic technique

Orton imagery, also called an Orton slide sandwich or the Orton Effect, is a photography technique which blends two different photos of the same scene, resulting in a distinctive mix of high and low detail areas within the same photo. It was originated by photographer Michael Orton in the mid 1980s.

History

The original technique invented by Michael Orton was to overlay two or more images of an identical scene with very different exposures on slide film. One image is sharply focused and the others are very out of focus. Orton has also experimented with similar techniques, substituting one of the images in the composition for one of a different subject, such as a texture layer, or combining a multi-colored image and a monotone one.

Example

Image:Orchid_orton_demo_photo.jpg|Photo from camera. Image:Orchid_orton_demo_overexposed.jpg|Lightened to produce "overexposed" image. Image:Orchid_orton_demo_blurred.jpg|Overexposed image blurred out of focus. Image:Orchid_orton_demo_result.jpg|The two overexposed images are combined to produce the final result.

Legacy

The technique can be replicated using photo editing software and a number now include a plug-in to achieve it automatically.

References

References

  1. Wiggett, Darwin. (January 2006). "Creative Nature Photography - Orton Imagery". Nature Photographers.
  2. (2009-06-03). "67 – Orton Imagery – The Orton Effect – Interview with Michael Orton and Darwin Wiggett". Photography.ca.
  3. "Orton Effect in Slide Film". michaelortonphotography.com.
  4. Johnson, Dave. (2011-01-03). "Apply the Orton Effect for Glowing, Vibrant Photos". [[PCWorld]].
  5. Thoma, Jörg. (2010-07-08). "Gimp 2.6: Plugin-Registry 3.5.1 mit FX Foundry". Golem.de.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

photographic-techniques
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Orton (photography) — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report