As promised, here are some of the before images and the after image of my photo Amphitrite which was taken in early June at the Indian Dunes/Lakeshore in collaboration with Shelly Schwegel.  I also include my initial sketch at the end of this post.  Please be kind as I am not a sketch artist.

The top three images on the left of the below picture are the original three images used to make the square frame.  They were composited together first to create my square.  Then the other images are components used to make the hair and the skirt.  There were more images than shown but this gives an idea of how it was done.  Many images put together and blended in Photoshop to create the full blowing skirt effect the image has.

The image on the top right is after the main composite but before I worked with color, tones and mood.  I also added some birds and a texture at the end.  The  bottom image is the final.

The Making of Apmhitrite

Below is the original sketch that I drew of this idea.  This is the starting point for many, though not all images I create.  Certainly most of my planned out images have a sketch or clear written direction for the image in advance.  I find that really helps to set the focus of the shoot whether it is with a model or a self portrait.

I hope you enjoyed this post and seeing some of the behind the scenes work in making an image.