Some interesting Diptych photographs

by Mark
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The word Diptych comes from the Greek meaning two and fold. In the art world a Diptych used to mean “a work consisting of two painted or carved panels that are hinged together”. Diptych photography can be a really cool way to play images off each other and create a visual storytelling piece of art. With digital photography most Diptych photos are 2 images that are photoshopped to be displayed as one image side by side. There are many ways to use Diptychs to add something to your images, here are just a few.

- Help to tell the story by including a broad image and detail image

- Show multiple expressions from a portrait shoot

- Show a before and after image

- Multiple images can show movement

- They can be very artistic, experiment with how different types of images can work together

If you haven’t ever created a Diptych photograph here are some great photos to inspire. If you have some great Diptych photos to share please leave a link in the comments below or share one on our facebook wall.

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Mark Stagi wrote 768 articles on this blog.

Mark is a fine art wedding and portrait photographer from Northern California. He has been passionate about photography since childhood and started his studio 12 years ago to bring a fresh style of photography to the wedding and portrait world.

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6 Responses to “Some interesting Diptych photographs”

Mice Aliling says:

January 17, 2011 at 6:07 pm

I love diptychs and triptychs both in photography and art Thank you for posting. I surely got a lot of inspiration.