"The Calm Before The Storm"

Spencer George. The Calm Before The Storm. Altered Photography. 2014.

This is a new image made from multiple layered photographs. I took the original photo and then continually layered it on top of itself, changing the size marginally each time so that the photos came out slightly off. The effect of this is that you can hardly make out the original photo, which leads to a sense of confusion. In contrast to the confounded effect created, I layered a photograph of a calm, blue ocean. This is meant to juxtapose the confusion of the image by lending a calming background. Layering the blue over the black and white photo makes the entire picture a nice grey/blue which further creates the calming effect. The result is an internal confusion contrasted by an external calm.