Triptych is the technique used when photographs or images are arranged as three separate images with a common or similar theme running through them and produced into one image with a plain border between the three images. It can also be used as one image, split into three. Triptych is a photographic style and technique that is used widely in the photography world and mostly in modern commercial work.
I had never actually tried triptych until we were set it for a weekly assignment, so I thought id give it my best shot (I didn't know where to start!!). I decided on using three separate images, rather than one image and separating them into three as it looked a lot more like the modern day triptych style. I used three images of some blossom which was growing outside my house on a blossom tree and shot three different angles to create a nice group of images that would complement each other when I used them for my triptych. I also converted them all into black and white to make them stand out and I think it really brings out the detail in the flowers, especially with added contrast. I arranged them as the images with the black background on the outside and the image in the middle with the white background to balance the whole image out, and I decided against the plain boarder between the three as I much preferred the image without boarders!
I'm actually really happy with how these images have come out and how good they look together as a triptych image, especially in black and white and I could definitely see the difference in how effective the image looks in black and white, rather than in colour and after I added in some contrast and brightness to it. I am very pleased with my first attempt and I will definitely be using this technique again. perhaps next time with one image, and splitting them into three.
Another blog will be up soon! :)
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