To create this image, I used six separate photos that I took just for this project. I started with the first image being completely black and white and progressively added color by 15% to the images from left to right to put the focus on the final image in the sequence. In order to create some depth, I copied each layer containing a person, used "color overlay" with the color black at 100%, reduced the opacity of the entire layer to 10%, then flipped and skewed the layer to create a shadow. I then applied a gradient to the title to mimic the gay pride flag but kept it narrow so that the color did not rob attention from the rest of the image. I think that the progression in posture combined with the shadows gives to image a sense of movement. I hope you like this. It was a special project for me.
