DoubleExposure3

This photo utilizes stacked images that move together to create a unique perspective on a girl through double exposure.

 

To create this photo I kneeled down to take a picture of Holly from the side, so I could use the white sky for background. I then took a picture of a wet, withering rose to use for the double exposure. In photoshop I added the rose to her body using the screen layer and then adjusted the saturation, color balance, brightness, and contrast accordingly. I turned down the vibrance significantly in order to create the faded color near her fingertips, and to add emphasis to her hands. Finally I cropped the image to eliminate the excess negative space in the photo.

 

The texture and movement of the photo are some of its strongest attributes. The contrast in the dull soft texture of the petals and the shiny smooth droplets of water contrast the sharp, rough thorns. Then the faded color of the fingertips draws emphasis to them as a focal point, then the movement of the picture through both the body and the petals of the flower, pull the focus downward. The alignment of the photo adds to the shape of the figure, making it appear to be a natural transition from the girl to the flower. The photo also breaks up the form of the figure enough to make it interesting, but not so much that the figure looses its defining properties. The the rule of thirds adds to the indefiniteness of the photo.

 

The one thing I would change about this photo is the rain on the lens of the camera that makes the petal look blurred near the bottom right.

Done