Evaluating Outcomes

I found that the image was visually pleasinginboth,blackandwhite.Rotating the model until she was upside-down holds significance for the outcome. Considering that she’s completely wrapped in fabric - it reminded me of a confined cocoon of a caterpillar before it blooms into a butterfly. I think that as the image already holds natural elements ( theneutralcolorthemeandtheuseofthe human body) I wanted to accentuate this even further. The process of photoshopping this outcome was indeed inspiredbythethemeoflockaswell.

SeeingasIusedtwoindividualphotos of the stretched fabric, and placed them onto the same image. Lock is evident here as not only is the model bounded behind the cloth, but the material interlocks and links behind her. This only further enhances the message of feeling emotionally trapped,suffocatingandisolated.The lack of color holds a major subject of ostracism for society, the fabric symbolizes the roles as society that confines an individual until it eventuallyconsumesthemwhole.

From a previous image, I used the Lasso Tool to select the fabric that hung in the air. I later copiedandpastedthis.

I was not pleased with the color of the fabric as the backdrop was a pure white and the fabric was slightly tinted with yellow. So after pasting the fabric onto the backgroundimage,IselectedtheHue/SaturationoptionontheAdjustmentssection.I then desaturated the fabric and shifted the lightness so it would have less shadows andproduceamoresheereffect.Ithenerasedthefabricincertainareasandrotated it so the shape could vary. Finally, using the Spot Healing Tool i perfected any blemishes. And I adjusted the lighting and hue of the whole image so the cloth could blendflawlesslywiththerestoftheimage.