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    embarrassed How can I take a photo like this?

    Hi ,
    can somebody explain to me how a photo like this is taken?

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    thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by aussiearef View Post
    Hi ,
    can somebody explain to me how a photo like this is taken?

    a cup of tea? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!


    thanks
    Most likely two pictures and a layer mask in photo shop (though there are a number of ways to do it).
    Sometimes I forget to tell people I like their photos when I do C+C. If I gave you comments, I liked your photo. I don't bother with pictures I don't like at all most of the time.

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    mark603 and slackercruster like this.

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    Take multiple exposures, one with just the cup and another holding the pot pouring. Load them in Photo shop and layer mask out your hand, merge photos and Boom. look up terms on youtube for how to videos, there's a bunch out there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trabaker View Post
    Take multiple exposures, one with just the cup and another holding the pot pouring. Load them in Photo shop and layer mask out your hand, merge photos and Boom. look up terms on youtube for how to videos, there's a bunch out there.
    Yeah, that's mostly it. you'll also probably have to clone out the hand where it's holding the teapot (though that is easy there because of the matte black handle).
    Sometimes I forget to tell people I like their photos when I do C+C. If I gave you comments, I liked your photo. I don't bother with pictures I don't like at all most of the time.

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    String - or more likely fishing wire (its strong and yet fairly invisible).

    If you're more up to crafting with your hands for this idea. First up just get a bracket and some loops of the wire so that you can suspend the pot. The angle will have to be checked so that you'll get the pouring direction without the pot falling off the support wire.

    After that you'll need a second tab of wire sticky taped to the base of the pot so that you can pull it and have the pot tiled and pour out the tea. Experiment with this to find the best pouring angles and the like and you can do the whole shot without any hands needed in the photo itself and the wire will be far easier and quicker to clone out of the final photo.

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    In the comments she explains what she did: three pictures, background, pot held by the handle, pot held by bottom, then PS like explained by others.
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    I just wanted to add that you would not want to use just any old fishing line. Purchase Flourocarbon fishing line. The refractory characteristics when in water and exposed to bright light are such that it will be more "invisible" (if you will) than standard nylon monofilament line. You could use line in the 1-2 lb "test" size.

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    Use really really strong tea.
    kinda like this
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