The Dark North

I've always seen my photography as a hobby and less of a skill of showing accross emotion or an idea and I kicked myself not to get a horror shot in time for Hallowe'en but I did take a photo a while ago which only now have I seen the works I can do with it. This is a shot I took to the Angel of the North:

This kind of portrayal came about from what the artist, Antony Gormley had said about the piece:

"People are always asking, why an angel? The only response I can give is that no-one has ever seen one and we need to keep imagining them."

I see angels as the type of creatures which will come up and eat you up for dinner. My thoughts on an evil angel are probably not unique but I can say that I agree with Gormley and say that people should continue to imagine the angel and the images that they can make.

Photo Manipulation - 'Vintage' colour

So.. a new colour effect I have learned about from the wonders of the internet kinda works.. Now, granted that you need to have the right kind of photo for this kind of effect as shown by this first photo...

 I would say that the colour hasn't really become over-exaggerated as the photo below this however I do like how the colours look more decayed like an old photo. Perhaps more contrast and it'll be there.

This is my favourite self-portrait at the moment with a more warm cross-processed effect than the 'vintage' one but it was done by messing with the settings a little more to make it look more over processed.