Painted Memory of Home

In this step I merged the contest image with an old photograph I had taken several years ago while visiting my family in Italy. I made sure to crop the image and erase all the former image except in the middle of the chair, so the original image stands out slightly from my photo.

• 1: http://www.avatarsbydesign.com/files/honeys_avas/cp_random20.jpg

This time I added a very simple wooden frame, photo taken myself from a photograph on my entertainment center. I erased the middle section, cropped it to size and turned the image slightly to match the width of the middle section of the chair. Once more creating a stand alone image against the chair, for effect.

• 1: http://www.avatarsbydesign.com/files/honeys_avas/my%20frame.jpg

In this step I mainly softened the image in the far back. Dodged the light that came through the open windows, along the floor and the walls. I burned the shadows to create a deeper effect. I also embossed the picture frame to make it stand slightly away from the chair.