Taking two shots of the image

[tazdog]

I have watched Albert Watson take two shots of a persons portrait with the camera on a tripod. One right after another and combine them tougher in photoshop. Is this done just to make a bigger file or is there another reason?

[BobShaw]

I have not seen what he does but I suspect it is nothing more than taking two shots in case they blink and picking the best eyes in Photoshop. Pretty common.

[tazdog]

Bob,

  Thanks for the reply. What he does is takes two shots (he terms it "hits") and combines them in photoshop.

[Marce1o]

He is treating the subject as a panorama and stitching the two shots into a single shot. The result is a wider angle of view but without the distortion associated with wide angle lenses. Also increasing the resolution, of course.
Very talented this Albert Watson indeed.