Hello!
I wanted to share with you a "behind the scenes look" at my latest photo!
Before and After:
How I Edited: My first mission was to remove the outlet, window, and curtain from the photo. I did a very sloppy job of this because I knew that my next move was to create a vignette around the photo with the burn tool. I wanted to try to replicate the top right corner. After an hour of cloning and burning and burning and cloning, I was nearly finished. All the photo needed was a bit of contrast and it was finished!
Inspiration: Holy Water- Big & Rich
Concept: I feel like we all know a sweetheart who seems to be constantly taken advantage of and beaten up. I wanted this photo to symbolize an angel, a kind and gentle girl, who had been through Hell and back. She's been broken down to the core, but her halo still glows. I know my face doesn't do it justice, but I wanted to have the look of someone close to giving up. Someone who has grown numb from all the hurt. Someone who is hanging onto hope by a thread. I wanted the lights to represent her halo, but a few people have mistaken it for Jesus's crown of thorns. I tried to photoshop on wings, but that just wasn't happening.
Well, I hope you found this somewhat interesting!
-Claire:)
