PHOTOGRAPHY
I Used A Leaf For Fairy Wings
How this project came about.
This little withered leaf full of character with stains and holes caught my attention immediately when walking through the park.
As soon as I picked it up from the ground, I thought this would make perfect wings. When I arrived home, I decided to scan it in a flatbed scanner instead of photographing it because the leaf was a bit warped.
I then remembered an old print of one of my nieces that I took some time ago while doing film photography with my old analog camera. My niece was modeling in a woody area, leaning against a tree. She was wearing a princess ball gown that reminded me of a fairy. All she needed were her wings.
I scanned the image of my niece to convert it into digital format. I challenged myself to see if I could add these “wings” to the picture. I know these composites are imperfect, but I’m working on my need to want to perfect my work, so I’m sharing anyway.
Creating composites like these is a long process, and it would take me forever to show you how I make them. However, I want to include the original images to…
