One of the things that is on my photography bucket list is to learn about composites in Photoshop. I have a concept shoot planned for this spring that is going to require a lot more artistic editing than I normally do. I found an awesome tutorial online about composites and used that as my starting point. I followed the tutorial to the letter and the end result blew me away! It was easier than I anticipated. I wanted to try one on my own, not following any tutorial but from scratch from what I had just learned. And I did. From there I just continued and before long I had a series of five different images that resembled illustrations in a story book. I only intended on the practice, but my daughter loved them so much that I dedicated them to her.
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| The result of the tutorial |
These are my interpretations of “The
Hunt of the Unicorn”, a famous set of tapestries now housed in the
Cloisters in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tapestries were
commissioned in the late 15th century and show a group of noblemen and
hunters in pursuit of a unicorn. In legend it is said that only a virgin
could tame the beast. Many scholars feel that these tapestries depicted
the Passion of Christ and that the presence of the maid is a symbol of
Christ’s relationship with the Virgin Mary. For more information on the
tapestries you can visit the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_of_the_Unicorn
I am really inspired by the middle ages and the Renaissance. I cannot
wait to explore this time period further with my photography!
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