This is one of several laundry photos that I have done as a Christmas gift for my mother. I was stressing out a bit because all the photos were originally taken by my father and they were taken at low resolution. Therefore the original idea I had of just picking one and blowing it up had become void.
So I had to make it work with what I had which was a fun challenge. The first decision I made was to make a series of them which would allow me to keep them at their original size. Another guideline I had was that the pictures be in black and white. Because of this, I made the laundry pop by layering them in bits of color.
Once this was done, I felt that the photos looked a little flat. They needed some sort of texture to seal it. I tried several textures that related to the laundry theme but they all looked too busy. In the end I found a texture that was listed under fabrics but looked more like Greek stone. Once the stone was in place I felt there was no more to be done. All the photos looked complete and I am quite happy with how they look.
The only concern I have now is what they will look like once they are printed. Even though I was well aware of the resolution issue, they could still look bad in small form. I hope this not to be the case because I put a lot of work into this project. I don't want to have to start from square one again.
Here's hoping...
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