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ARTIST INSPIRATION:

I was inspired by the photographer Matt Emmett, who focuses his photography on old, abandoned buildings. Although these buildings aren’t being used, they still look beautiful even though they are crumbling and decaying.

Examples of his work:

First edit:

This is the process of my first final edit where I decided to turn a modern, appealing block of apartments into an old, neglected building.

Firstly, I edited the image on Lightroom Classic to add a modernised affect by increasing the saturation and vibrancy of the image. This improved the image as it make the building look more appealing and full of life.

I then used AI in Photoshop to reconstruct the building and make it look as if it is decaying. Finally, I added vines to make it seem as though the building had been deserted and the vines add a natural affect to it.

Second edit:

Firstly, I edited the original image using photoshop to make it look monotonous and dull. To do this, I decreased the saturation and vibrancy to make it lack colour. I also increased the contrast so the shadows and darker areas were made to look lifeless. Lastly, I cropped the image to discard any unwanted areas in the image, so I could focus my editing on the main area of the building.

Finally, on photoshop I used AI to completely change my image. I decided to make it look wild and deserted, with added vines on the outside of the building. In conclusion, the block of apartments were changed into a futuristic, neglected building.

I was inspired by Matt Emmett to create and edit these images as I think his photography is meaningful, and it shows that abandoned places can still be viewed as beautiful even though they have been neglected.