More Photoshop..

Yesterday i played around with photoshop and after i had blogged i had continued to do some more as they becamemore routinal and easier to do ! I played around with colour to create different moods and added in a swan to relate it back to my theme!

The left image isn't that realistic and i find that the composition is quite block like as it is too distincive where the images meet. I wanted the effectof movement where it eased and subtly changed appearance. However i do like the use of different postures here..

In the right hand image i overlayed the same image and used subtract where it gave an eary feeling towards it, almost mythical which i think links nicely in with the story of swan lake.

The left hand image is one of my favourites where i have explored the use of movement through 3 images and drifted the images from the back left and brought forward to the right, so within composition and posture i feel as if i have achieved movement.

The right hand image is interesting as the main image is central and to the left the scale of her has changed and the swan sits subtly on here dress. I tried to blend it in with the white as if she is becoming the swan again linking it back to the story of swan lake.

The left hand image here is interesting in colour as it is much darker than the rest. This takes me back to the way black swan costumes were presented in the new york gallery where i wouldn't have to explain what this is but by the colour of it you can tell that it has darkened, in particular by the way the personna isn't facing us anymore....

The right hand image is much lighter in colour and in posture. I like the way the overlayed imaged cups the background image linking the two together.

Using photoshop has opened my eyes up to the possibilities of overlapping work to create something either illusional, story telling, or to provoke feelings. I feel as if it could be quite a powerful tool for the future! (Links in with the technology theme,also!)