ABSTRACT
HISTORICAL EXAMPLES A famous combination print of the Victorian era is called ‘Two Ways of Life’ by Oscar Gustave Rejlander, produced in 1857. As many as 30 negatives were used to construct this image. The picture shows the moral choice between good and evil, honest work and sin. Another photographer who worked with this technique was the artist Henry Peach-Robinson. Robinson first sketched his ideas for the final composition on a piece of paper and then fitted in pieces of the photographic puzzle using different negatives. One of his most famous images is the piece titled ‘Fading Away’ which was constructed in 1859 from five negatives. The image depicts a young woman dying whilst surrounded by her family.
