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i decided i play around with editing today, i started with taking photos of a back ground and then myself and layering them on top of each other, and erasing parts of the top layer...







i really enjoyed making these and while looking for more inspiration i found a photographer called Christopher McKenney, i found an article where he explained some of his work
“I’ve always been fascinated by horror and death,” he said “I remember watching The Exorcist as a kid and being hooked. I think everyone has dark thoughts; this is just how I project mine.
“Most of the images I’ve made I’ve seen in my head thousands of times. I find so much beauty in things that are ‘creepy’ and ‘weird’.
“I like taking away identity when photographing and to leave people thinking. I only make the photos I do to express myself and what other people see or think is up to them, as long as I make them feel anything I’m OK with that.”
I really found a connection with what he said, i always love the creepy and weird of the world and how i perceive it, is, that there is a lot of beauty in it. I found his work really stunning, creepy and surreal. 







web sight: http://www.christophermckenney.com/work#3
I decided i try this out myself... I wanted to focus more on the idea of it and taking away the subjects identity. I started by taking a photo of my bed sheets then i took a photo of me with my top over my face, i then added that on top of the first image and erased the face...
I really like the end result!
I would like to continue this over the holidays with some outside photography and see where it takes me! i am very excited to use some longer flowing sheets and make it a lot darker and creepy but try and capture the beauty.

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