Bathwater

Once again this is a relatively simple image manipulation.

Beginning with an old nude study of a woman sitting on a sofa, after heavily modifying the tonal values, I duplicated the layer, flipped it horizontally, used a layer mask and gradient tool to blend the two together, and then merged the two layers. I then added a second image of a setting sun, and finished it off with the water using one of my favorite filters, the Flood filter plugin from Flaming Pear.

Secret sharers

Here's a single image that offered an opportunity for a bit more complexity. After adjusting the tonal qualities of this old nude study of two women, sharing what is obviously a secret, on a whim I added the tiny flower image to try and allude to what that secret may be. (I still have no idea.) I just added a third image, a setting sun, using soft light on that particular layer. This is one of my favorite images.

Dancer's shoes

As in the previous image, this one, too, is a fairly simple rendering of one photograph. Here I took a photo of a woman's lower leg and foot with shoe, on a dance floor. Once imported into Photoshop I duplicated the primary layer, flipped it, tweaked the tonal qualities, merged the layers, and added one of the artistic filters (I think paint daubs) to the final version.

Self-portrait

This is, I think, a classic Photoshop image: take a simple photo, in this case a macro shot of a flower and its surrounding greenery (oh and with an ant on top), duplicate the main layer, flip it, and using a layer mask and the gradient tool meld the two layers together. A simple tweaking of the tonal qualities and voila! Instant self-portrait.

Cleavage

Again, a simple image, this time a photo of the brake handle on an old horse-drawn wagon, duplicated it, and flipped the new layer horizontally. I then added a sunset background that I subsequently heavily manipulated. It produced a curious effect.

Ice floe

Using Bryce 3D I created a flat sandy terrain with a hill rising dramatically from the landscape in the far distance. I then imported that "image" into Photoshop and from there it was simply a matter of letting a fevered imagination take over.