Alex Dizon

Cellist, 2014 This is a very old photo taken of a young ghost cellist. She would spend all of her free time playing the cello because it was her passion, and ever since she was little she dreamed of becoming a famous player. She had a natural gift for the large instrument and was well on her way to playing in Carnegie Hall, but disaster struck before she could do so. She was carrying her cello across the street to play in her favorite spot, inside of her school in the band room where it was quiet, and her view of approaching cars was obstructed. You can guess what happened next. ----------------------- What I did in photoshop: 1. Aligned two photos, which have the same backgrounds 2. Erased the background of the photo with the "ghost" 3. Applied sepia tones to both layers 4. Changed the opacity of the ghost to 58% 5. Used the burn tool along the edges to make it look old 6. Applied 16% motion blur to the ghost layer

Lonely Student, 2014 This photo is of a ghostly student who is saying goodbye to her school, where she was considered to be one of the kindest people. She died in a tragic car accident and left her friends and family behind. On the other side, she is saying farewell to the places that were dearest to her. -------------------------- What I did in photoshop: 1. Aligned two photos, which have the same backgrounds 2. Erased the background of the photo with the "ghost" 3. Changed both layers to black and white 4. Changed the opacity of the ghost to 53% 5. Applied 16% motion blur to the ghost layer 6. Changed the background to look darker and the light coming from above to look brighter by using various adjustments.