I wanted to do a photo shoot inspired by the images I’ve seen by Anna Gaskell. I really liked the fairy tale theme she creates with the figures in the photos. I chose to create my own character using my friend.  Gaskell likes to combine psychology a lot with her images, and I tried to use this idea as an influence to my shoot. My aim was to create a mysterious character with multiple expressions to represent the personalities of the mind. I wanted many expressions to be seen through the face, so I manipulated each original image and layered the faces on top of each other. The first three images are three separate edits of the same image.  I wanted to experiment with the colors to see which edit would work best with my theme.

The image below is my favorite edit from the shoot. It looks more natural and realistic compared to the edits with bright colours. I really like the bokeh effect created in the background because it adds the effect of a …. The colours within the image work really well together because there’s multiple tones of yellows and oranges that make a warm atmosphere.  For this edit I only layered two images to create the manipulation. ….

The image below is the most unusual edit from the shoot. You can see multiple faces hidden within the obscured figure. Some of the features are more detailed and stronger than others which creates this layered effect. The representation of the layered faces helps to emphasize the twisted personality of the character in the images.