woensdag 22 februari 2012

Edited Photo

This is my edited photo of myself. I took four photos, edited them separated, and them edited them in a collage together. I used Picnik to edit them. Every photo is edited on a totally different way, and they all explain a side of me.

The first photo (left one) shows a sort of galaxy on the background. I tried to reverse the colors, so it gives a very weird effect. And I think that that is one of my sides: weird. Weird, and hard to understand, but your first impression is probably happy.

The second picture is quite normal and relaxed. I think that I also have a normal and relaxed, maybe even shy, side. Even though I don’t show that side a lot, it is there. I edited the picture in a 1960’s effect, which refers to the fact I love the style and fashion of that time.

The third photo has different layers of edits, which you can’t all see. That’s kind of a hidden message, I have a lot of things that are inside of me, that I won’t show, but they are there. The other big message is, the blurry effect of the background. My world can be very blurry (e.g. when I don’t wear my glasses hahaha), also because my parents are divorced and that causes a little drama sometimes. The blurry effect is made with the ‘Cristal Effect’. I didn’t gave myself the crystal effect, because I wanted to give the impression that the world around me is blurry and vague, while I always try to stay focused.

The last picture is again a calm and relaxed one. Now I edited some text in it. Because I had to rotate the photo to get it in the collage properly, the text isn’t that readable anymore. The text says:
Didnt they always say, we were the lucky ones
I guess that we were once, babe we were once.
But luck will leave you cause it is a faithless friend
and, in the end, when life has got you down
you have got someone here
that you can wrap your arms around

So hold on, to me tonight, hold on, to me tonight
We are stronger here together,
than we could ever be alone

So hold on to me, dont you ever let me go.
Theres a thousand ways for things to fall apart
But its no ones fault, no, its not a fault
Maybe all the plans we made, might not work out
But I have no doubt, even though its hard to see
I have got faith in us, I believe in you and me
So hold on to me tonight, hold on,
I will promise it will be alright
Cause its you and me together,
and baby all we have got is time

So hold on to me, hold on to me tonight
There is so many dreams that we have given up
take a look, at all we have got
and with this kind of love,
what we've got here is love
They always said we were the lucky ones….


The text are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs, ‘Hold On – Michael BublĂ©’. I pasted the text into the (already edited) photo, and I let it fade a bit into the background. I think this photo shows the calm, and maybe a bit sad side of me.

The original picture: