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The following photo collage represents different examples of powerful women. Through style, business, and home life women have shown different leadership skills. Three examples are The Creatives, The Rebel, and The Harvester. 

The Creatives is represented by the image of the woman with butterflies in her hair faded into a background of flowers and a butterfly. I personally took both of the pictures and I combined them because I felt that they represented how creativity blossoms. There are many iconic women whose creativity have the ability to inspire generations. The woman in the photo is a dear friend of mine, who inspires me every day with her music and aspirations in life. She wanted me to direct a photoshoot for her upcoming album and only asked that she had butterflies in the shoot. At that point I decided to add fake butterflies into her hair and around her mouth, to represent her the creativity sprouting out all around her. I chose the background with the butterfly and the flowers to better emphasize the vision and include a real butterfly that I had seen in a botanical garden. My photoshop process used both photos to blend on each layer. I softened the edges of the photo of the woman with my brush tool and decided to leave it from there so that it wouldn’t be too overwhelming

The Rebel is represented by the image of the woman in a large tulle skirt with two images layering on top of each other. I chose this because I wanted to emphasize the rebel inside of everyone. Whether it is shown physically, mentally or emotionally I believe that being a rebel can either be liberating to oneself or to others. The photos came from a photo shoot that I had directed. I wanted to test out a dark style inside of a warehouse with whatever props I could find in the space (which was a blue chair and two fake plants). When I photoshopped the photos, I not only blended the two but I changed some color balances to make it less gloomy and more visible.

The Harvester is represented by the image of a flower that I had taken in a botanical garden. I was actually quite surprised by how the image came out so clear, especially using my iPhone. This flower represents the Iconic woman that continues to grow by age, mentality, and through others. Just like a flower, whether the circumstances around the plant is positive or negative, the seed will continue to grow with proper soil, sunlight, and water. I believe every woman has a growing period and although it may be very painful, life proves that there is a beauty at the end. I photoshopped this picture by simply putting a photo filter, and color balance to create a warm but crisp tone.