Developed spring images

These are my photos which are developments of my own ideas with inspiration from Saul Leiter and Stephen Gill.

These photos shown above were just quick tests of what the scanner could do. I like the messy effect my hair gives and how my expression on both photos is very bland because it creates mystery!

I introduced props to my scanner pictures to add the spring element. I did various compositions to see which looked best! Fresh flowers and insects such as butterflies remind us all of spring so I picked these props to represent it, I think they do a good job. I like the colours but think other colours such as yellow and orange would do a better job in showing spring so I will develop this image to achieve a result representing these colours.

 The image above is the one I think looks the best!

These photos shown above are layered which gives the images a soft, diluted effect. I like the softness mixed with my bland expression because it creates a gloomy and calm feel. I think these images are strange and interesting, not something everyone has seen before. Spring is supposed to be happy and sunny but even though these photos don't show these two qualities, I think 'Spring' has been captured by the use of flowers and soft colours. 'Spring' can be more present in these images so I will make the next lot represent it a little bit more by exaggerating the colours and use of flowers.

The photos shown above are experiments just to see if black and white or colour would be the best way for the flowers to show up against my face. The balck and white flowers make the photo look old and scary where as the coloured flowers give the photo a kind of magical feel, I think it's 'fairy' like.

This photo is made up of two photos, I layered them and changed the opasity to allow both layers to shine through and blend together, I then changed the colour of the whole image to tint it yellow to give it more of a spring look. I like this photo but think it needs something striking to grab the attention, something that is in clear focus because with the layering effect, the photos are diluted and lose focus.

The photo shown above is a development from all I have researched and attempted so far, I will still carry on my development to see if I need a mean focus in the photo rather than it be a bit crazy mess of flowers and hair. I purposely places the flowers on my face to cover my mouth and on my cheek because it gives a link with the flowers and myself, also I think it looks really cool. I like the framing but think it might put too much focuc onto my face when really I want people to be looking at the spring element but I suppose spring is all about freshness, clean, new life and my face in the photo suggests these things because of my soft skin and lack of expression.