Photoshop Experimentation

I've been researching styles and techniques of other photographers, and have realized that everything that I love out there has been photoshoped to death. Now, this is not to say that I condone it; however, it is to say that it creates a unique way of differentiating between artists.

I have decided to experiment with this route, though not entirely.

I know that my style will not appeal to everyone. Most people like the lighter sides of life; things that look 'pretty.' I have a different perception of beauty. I personally think that the normal things people think are pretty truly are lovely; however, I think that the things are beautiful are the ones that have a tragic characteristic about them. The things that I like to refer to the darker side of life.

Here are two of my experiments...