For my project, I am going to create images on photoshop to correlate to the title of my project of union. the concept of my images is to create different ways to present union in my photos. I will use photoshop to merge images together or to resize images smaller and larger to create an illusion of union. I will use photoshop to make all my images black and white because I like the idea of all the images being the same colour to create a sense of union. I also like the idea of having my images black and white because I feel as though it creates a sense of mystery and leaves the viewer to create their own narrative to what they think the story of the images are about. I am also going to create series of images that go together so that I can present them together and create a sequencing story through them. I like the idea of union and I can infer that it is the idea of people coming together and being united. It shows togetherness and friendships and also the idea of peoples differences coming together to be as one. I would like to represent the idea of union through my photoshop edits:

For my first photoshoot edit, I am going to attempt to create four images to display them all together. I am going to use a portrait image and a picture of hands that I took purposely for this idea. I am going to edit the image of the hands onto the face and use the opacity tool to blend both of the images together to ensure that the face is still seen through the hands. To create four different images like this, I am going to use the same images but I am going to change the style of opacity and see which ones look the best. I am also going to put all these images black and white as I feel this makes the image more powerful and effective to the viewer because it will have a mysterious and gory feel to them. This way I can display the images all together and create a sequencing narrative to the images.

For the second photoshop edit, I am going to create two images that are the same but reflect each other to create a line of symmetry. I am going to do this by using the images I took in the studio of the person standing sideways looking down and slowly lifting her head up whilst still being photographed at each position her head moves in. I also took the same images of the girl facing the other way to enable me to create two images that are the same but facing the opposite way. I am going to transfer these images onto photoshop to enable me to edit them. Once I have them onto photoshop, I am going to layer each of the images on top of each other, after I have done this I am going to use the opacity tool again to create an image of mystery. I am also going to put these images into black and white to stick to the theme of my project. I think this will be really affective because the image will give the illusion that the girl is moving in slow motion or it could create the idea that its her imagination or thoughts exiting her mind.

For my third photoshop image I am going to create three images that all correlate to each other. I am going to use my studio portraits that I took for this project and transfer them onto photoshop. Once I have done this, I am going to use an image that shows a girl looking down and the same girl looking up. I am going to make one big and one small as though it is a duplicate of herself looking at one another. I am going to experiment with the images and decide if they should stay facing each other or if I should place it so it looks as though they are facing away from each other. Once I have done this, I am going to keep the smaller image full opacity and change the opacity of the large image slightly less to create an idea of thoughts and feelings being presented. I am going to do this on a white background to ensure that the images stand out to be the focus point of the image. I am going to do this two more times experimenting and trying different ways to create similar but different ways to show the idea of union.

When displaying my images, I am going to ensure that I have chosen the most appropriate colour for my images. I will likely use black card to display my third photoshop edits as they have a white background on the images, therefore using black card for the background will help the images stand out because of the contrast. This will allow them to have a main focus point for the image and allow then viewer to get a good view of the details of the images.

I am going to use surrealism when creating my images. This is because I feel as though this is the best way to create union by having dream-like images to capture a sense of union. I also like the idea that I can use my imagination to create images. I think surrealism is the best way to present my images as I feel as though I can create unusual and made up images that wouldn’t be possible in real life. I like this idea because it allows be to get creative and show the different ways I can display images using the initiative of union. I am inspired by Tommy Inberg and his creative mind and the way he presents photos using his imagination. I also like the way he makes his images meaningful to him yet allows the viewer to create their own narrative to what they think the meaning behind his images are. He has a broad imagination and creates images that could never be real in life which makes his images fascinating to look at and to think about the deeper meaning behind them.