About the Image(s)

For this month’s image, I didn’t have a clear direction or idea at first, so I started looking through my photos to find something that could spark some creativity. I came across an image of an old monastery that is being restored by the villagers. I duplicated and flipped it to create a larger room where the story could take place.

Next, I looked for elements to fill the frame. I chose an image of an old dress from a museum exhibition and gave it a face taken from another photo of a small sculpture. I felt the composition still needed something more, so I added a photo of the Gaudí Palace in Astorga, a place we visited last December.

With all the elements in place, I added a cloud image to create fog in the room. Then, I used Nik Analog Efex, applying the Classic Camera 9 filter to blend the colours, followed by a Double Exposure filter to emulate light leaks. Finally, I made some light and shadow adjustments and added a vignette to complete the image.