Self Portrait Research and Inspiration

After my brainstorm I had established that double exposures and layering of images would be a key technique for me to express myself in this project. It would give me a chance to show comparison between my exterior looks and then the meaningful interior such as my personality.

I began by looking into double exposure which first began in the days of film photography when photographers would expose two different images onto the same piece of film. This would have much more random results:

This is an analogue double exposure by Florian Imgrund which I found through online research. I really like the ghostly feel to it with the soft shapes and lines. However I really want to create a stronger comparison in my work between the two images so I have now gone on to look at more refined works making these images digitally:

This image is by Acearchie and again was found on a blog through online research. What really inspires me about this image is the way the two images themselves are very bold but they blur so seamlessly. I think the skill is in the lighting because there is clear directional light coming from the right hand side of the model. This gives her face definition but allows the second image to fall in the shadows but still be visible.

This image is by Alexandra Cameron and again uses the idea of double exposure in a digital refined way. I really like the way shapes play a big part in this image. They match so well together because the shapes of the waves and the sea have been carefully positioned to flow with the shapes of her body. Also in the same way as before light plays an important part in this. You can see that it is the areas of shade which blend well into the second image of the sea and then the lightened features of her face stay much lighter and the second image is much fainter in these areas. This is again what makes the blend so seamless.