Update 2 for Group 4 (SCHWARTZ/HUNT)Group Members : Jonathan Schwartz, Josh Hunt
We are dealing with a few problems at the moment. Our biggest problem is that of keeping the camera stationary for continuity in the composition. Since we are both going to be in the image multiple times, but we are also the one's taking the photos, one of us must hold the camera while the other move's throughout the scene. Then whoever was taking the photos must pass the camera to the other person, so that the person originally taking the photos can now move throughout the scene so that both of us can be composited into the scene together. The problem is that the two sets of images must be taken from exactly the same position to properly composite them together. To solve this, since we dont have a tripod, we tried placing the camera on stationary objects such as pedestals and table tops. This is effective to an extent. We run into more problems when trying to pan the camera for the eventual panoramas, sine those too must line up perfectly. To solve this, on our next pass we are going to try doing sort of mini-scenes within each of the larger scenes. We will hold the camera still and take all the actions desired within the visible area, and then pan the camera as if taking a panorama, leaving some overlap, and have another series of actions within that visible area. We will do this with both of us as subjects before we move the camera again. This way, we will be able to first use Photomontage, Photoshop, or Macromedia Fireworks to create a series of composited images, and then take those final images and stitch them together. These stitched composites consisting of two or three scenes each will composite half of the overall image. Once we have done this process for both the pool and the beach scene, we will find the overlap and begin to manually stitch the images together using our bodies as a mask for the seams. Another problem we ran into in our latest pass at the image is that of the sky, in connecting the two scenes together. In our update one attempt at the image, we took the photos on a clear day when the sky was blue. While this made it easier to stitch the images of the beach and the pool together, we had very strong shadows. We were able to work around them and keep them accurate, but we thought it might be easier to do it on an overcast day with no shadows. After taking the next set of photos, we realized our mistake. By doing it on an overcast day, it made it much more difficult to stitch together the two cloudy skies. So, despite the challenge of shadows, our next and probably final pass at taking the photos will be done on a clear day with blue skies.
         
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