PhotoMontage

PhotoMontage

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For my photomontage, I used two images. One was of my best friend, Natalie, recording in studio. The other was of a lensball, taken in my house, at my kitchen table. The image displayed through the lensball is a guitar. The image and description are shown below. 

Image: Framing the Future

Framing the Future is all about finding balance, your passion, and following your dreams. We often forget that we have options, choices, pathways to choose from. We do not have to live life defined in one way. Natalie and I are in the process of completely turning our worlds upside down, in a good way!

The refraction the lensball displays that aspect of it. 

This image comes from a place of pure inspiration and motivation to live a happier life - one that I have not always been living. I have had the pattern of living for others, not myself. This is a pattern I have worked years to break, and it feels amazing to see the pattern finally breaking!

It is all a long story, but music is part of Natalie and I's life, in different ways and it is great to see dreams coming true. 

How the photo was created

The photo was created using the enlarger, and covering half of each side when the light was on, then moving the cardboard back and forth to create a blend between the two images. 

Exposure time under the enlarger was 16seconds for the image of Natalie, as the enlarger was closer to the table, and  26 seconds for the lensball as I moved the enlarger up to capture the lensball in a larger aspect ratio. 

I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on these images!