For a quick additive piece, I ended up doing one about stages.
The original idea for the image was a sort of neat image of ghostly apparitions walking the same stage as others have before them and adding their own effect to the stage as they do so. The main, non-ghostly performers do their thing regardless of what mark their forbearers left, presenting themselves as a new legacy that will eventually fade into the wooden floorboards with their predecessors.
It was mostly composed of other stags, layered together based on the effect stood out the most. The main body had the most interesting stage and performer composition, while the smaller bodies had interesting lighting or movement for the few performers that showed up there.
For reference, the original picture (from a production of Hamilton):
i really like the idea of having those “ghostly” figures right above the head of actors on the stage. It reminded me of holograms and 3-dimensional projections. By having the additional layer on top of the original photo, the lighting of the stage became darker, which made the fogy ghostly performers more stand out
The meaning behind this piece is phenomenal; it’s an idea that is really powerful when done well and this hits the nail on the head. It almost seems as if the current performers are paying homage or tribute to the ones who came before.