Self Portrait

Self Portrait, a set on Flickr.

In my self-portrait, the main image is a picture of myself skiing. The Image layered over the top of the image is a picture of my skis in action. This is there to make the photo more visually interesting. I first took both photos with my GoPro camera. Then I imported them both into Photoshop to edit the colors and layer the image. I started with a white background and put the main image on to it. I then made a new layer and put the second photo on top of it. I altered the opacity of the layered image to change its visual qualities. I then cropped out all of the second image except for the image of the actual skis. After id did this I made the image black and white and made everything opposite to what it was. Then I printed the image on a clear sheet of plastic to use it as a negative in the dark room. Once in the darkroom I did a test to see how much exposure the image needed to get a perfect print with good detail. I did this by exposing the image for different period of time until I found a time that worked for the image. Once this was done I used a contact printer to put the negative on top of the paper. I exposed it for the set time and the developed it in chemicals. This photo relates to my personal philosophy because skiing makes me feel free and like I can do anything.