Harris Shutter Effect

The Harris Shutter effect is created by combining three pictures of the same subject with three different colour exposures, one red, one green, one blue. When combined, areas of overlap are coloured more like the 'original' image, whereas the rest take on the colour that that exposure was at.

This technique is good for showing movement of a subject, and also creates an interesting, slightly psychedelic effect.

Below are some examples of the Harris Shutter effect:



















































After researching into techniques on how to emulate the harris shutter effect using photoshop, I recreated my own image.

While I really like the effect it made, I feel as if the final image may have been more successful with more movement, and perhaps a more interesting subject. The slight registering error of the overlap of the images on the carpet produces a really nice effect, and I would keep it in mind for future photographs with interesting patterns.