In post production, I focused primarily on using lightroom to colour grade as a way of extending the narrative and interpretive qualities of each image. Rather than aiming for a realistic or neutral edit, I adjusted the colour tones, contrast, and overall atmosphere to give each photograph a specific emotional weight. This approach helped create a cohesive visual environment across the images, allowing them to exist within the same tonal and conceptual space.

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Alongside colour grading, I experimented with using photoshop to produce double exposure images by layering two photographs from the shoot. This process was informed by the silhouettes captured during the photoshoot, which I saw as an opportunity to visually explore the idea of presence and absence simultaneously. By combining images and reducing the opacity of the figures, the silhouettes appear visible yet incomplete, reinforcing the sense that something is missing.

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The transparency of the figures plays a key role in this effect. While the silhouettes remain identifiable, their lack of solidity suggests distance, impermanence, or absence. This created a visual tension between what can be seen and what cannot be fully grasped, encouraging the viewer to question the reality and permanence of the subject within the frame.

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This technique is something I plan to carry further into my project and develop my skills with, using double exposure to further explore illusion, absence, and interpretation