Picture a Day #123 | Janesville Photographer

Picture a Day #123, May 29th, 2013

I've been waiting to share this image for almost two months! Unfortunately, I sometimes have to wait awhile before sharing images publicly because of the possibility of conflicts with magazine publications. Today I was given the  go-ahead to share this and I put the final touches on it this evening. 

This is an image of a model friend of mine, Jane Love. Well, it is Jane Love x2! The body paint is the work of Fox Valley body painter, Ottoz Kustomz. Jane's hair was styled by Alex Chili Jankowski, a stylist from Racine. 

The concept here is a raven. Both images of Jane were shot on a plane background--as was the cage. All the other elements are digital composites from others. The desert floor, for example, is from kjherstin-stock.deviantart.com. The tree is a stock image as well. 

I spent several hours pulling this one together and I was definitely interested by surreal artistry. After all: what could be more surreal of a bird staring at itself in a cage? Especially when the cage's door is open? I'll leave it up to you to interpret that.

Enjoy!!!

--jay