Ive been interested in composite photography since the start of my project. I came across the work of Cornelia Hedigers work on dopplegangers. I have found this work compelling. I am really inspired by the way she creates sinister stories through her photography. She addresses the idea of the split personality and human condition.

I really like the way she uses subtle techniques as it makes the doppleganger photos very striking. Hediger describes the 'lush' colours and 'sweet' dress as vehicles used to draw the viewer in to a false state of security. Once the viewer looks closer, they realise that something isnt quite right, or as hediger puts it 'off'.

The photo seems as thought nothing authentic remains as it appears so distort and constructed.In each image the 'twin' character appears to despise the other. As one character goes about their day to day life the other watches from the sidelines. Often the second character appears to want to harm the other, clues such as hidden knives and haunting glares are used for sinister effect. The surroundings used are often quite sterile and impersonal. However you can see that the surroundings are equally as important as the models and emotions.
The only obvious post production tool used in Hedgiers work is the stark grid placed over each image. This deconstructs and fractionalises each section of the image. Allowing the viewer to further disect and analyse every part of the image.

This was my first go at doing a composite image. i took a number of photos and these where the three that worked best together. I used photoshop to merge the three photos together. I used the soft brush tool. Next time i  would make sure the camera was till when i took the pictures because the it was harder to blend the photos, You can see quite obviously where i have tried to blend the pictures mainly around her head(s) and legs. Next time id be more