I knew that I wanted some of my images to be bright and colourful so I experimented with a variety of colours and images in order to create a set of neon images.
Experiments
—–Experiment 1: ——————–
Original Photo
Here, I tinted the shadows a deep blue whilst making the highlights a softer pink which made the photo stand out a lot more, making it more visually interesting.
Next, I decided to add a photo of a page from the book ‘No Longer Human’ by Dazai and blend it into the background, as it’s a book that I really enjoy and thought would work with this image.
Finally, I finished the edit by moving the book page to the right side of the photo in order to fill up some empty space then added a burn along the top of the book page and a small lens flare over my face.
I like how this edit turned out and plan to use it as a part of my final project as the colours as really vibrant and work well together which I enjoy. I think it would contrast well against some of my other photos that are less vibrant and would add to the project as a whole.
—–Experiment 2: ——————–
Original Photo
Here, I decided to decrease the temperature of the image, making it a bluish-purple colour before proceeding to tint the shadows a pink colour.
Then, I photoshopped a photo of my cactus onto my eye, making sure it’s only in my eye.
I finished the edit by adding a photo of my other plant over my face, making sure it’s transparent so the details of my face can still be seen. [The plants represent growth as I plan to pair this photo with another photo from when I was younger]
I plan to use this photo in my final project as I really like how it turned out. I like how the vibrant colours and transparency of the plants don’t distract from the details within the photo and make it look interesting without being so busy that it looks tacky.
