These images are meant to suggest how much young women are under presuure my the media-magazines, celebs, tv etc to look good. The cropped image shows Georgia with her hair spray, but when the whole image is revealed, the gun represents the pressure that some may feel to be up to date with fashion, weight etc. The gun also suggests that this obsession to "keep up" can actually drive people crazy,,for example anorexia.

The background image was takin in High Royds, a closed down mental asylum and so i wanted to make this image quite surreal and creepy, i layered a image of lucy over the top and ensured she was quite translucent to suggest a ghost like feel. I also made the image black and white as i think it adds to the eerie tone of the image.

Here i combined two of my photographs to create a more abstract image.
i layered the two images and then adjusted the curves and balances so that the city lights are only visible on her face, This image repesents Anna's new university life in the city, with the reflection of alcohol bottles and city lights.

Combing images task

Cropping Task

Here i photographed my friend Anna slicing onions..i obviously dramatised the make up etc so that when the onions were cut out the image , she looks genuinely upset and traumatized,
I think the high angle also suggests that she lacks power, the viewer is looking down on her which could suggest she's been abused or maybe bulllied.

More scanning experiments

I created this image by beginning with my orignal image of Sarah Vo, i then scanned in a number of her belongings, bits and bobs that showed her culture, memories and family. I then layered both images on photoshop.I then adjusted contrasts, curves and the opacity to get the right balance between the two images.
I like how her eyes are placed over the polaroids, it suggests her passion for photography, and how she see's the world.





























Here i more or less used the scanner its self as a camera, i layered polaroids, notes etc like a scrap book to add depth, the layers also suggest a long period of time. I then made the image black and white to add to the feeling of the past and faded memories.