I was invited to create on Adobe Live AGAIN this year! I was super ecstatic about it and wanted this piece to be more personal. So I decided to create a photo composite inspired by my recent therapy journey.
Overview:
I started my therapy journey by simply being told that "I needed it." After feeling embarrassed about it, I said, "maybe it is time." I really wanted to find a therapist that understood me, so I went to BetterHelp.com (which gives you tons of options and at an affordable price) and found my therapist on the first try! Ever since I started my therapy journey, I've learned so much about myself and how to deal with my feelings and thoughts.
Challenge:
Create a photo composite series that illustrates an exaggeration of feelings/thoughts that take place inside my head using photoshop. My goal with this series is promote and advocate for more black creatives to experience therapy.
Scope:
Photography
Photo-Compositing
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f9d925e2921ee7bff608b9fad4833a55/85a76a4a-3bd3-462d-9321-cff0f1c19e4e_rw_1920.png?h=c5a6045854a60400ac9247e09ac501ef)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f9d925e2921ee7bff608b9fad4833a55/203dfe50-4880-4ad6-b00a-3429306a865b_rw_1920.png?h=913617be6bb938920fb3dde179317542)
Here's how it started:
I started out by jotting down a list of ideas and words that my therapy sessions conversations consisted of. I also sketched out what I wanted to capture and potentially composite together. I wanted to show what my anxiety looks/feels like and what goes on inside of my head.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f9d925e2921ee7bff608b9fad4833a55/9f1f8e4e-4d12-49fb-904e-ccc1307c36ee_rw_1920.png?h=018fb77074fb6305f74b15e67c904c17)
Behind the scenes of the photoshoot:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f9d925e2921ee7bff608b9fad4833a55/0d0bfa67-e054-47d7-8c3b-b84ceb2e22f8_rw_1920.png?h=96b0105c300fc6f0bd68cf6323984023)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f9d925e2921ee7bff608b9fad4833a55/cf3cdd5f-6edd-4c8d-8779-1448f5a522ca_rw_1200.gif?h=8368a43c5e36d6de4830ecc5fe439fa3)
At first, I wanted to have my head surrounded by jungle and and then realized I actually want to put the jungle inside of head with me trying to find my way out.
Watch me create the first piece
of this series on Adobe Live:
Day One
Day Two
Final Results:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f9d925e2921ee7bff608b9fad4833a55/644a677e-b7db-428b-a06b-2e772c1c5943_rw_1920.png?h=9b23f4683d5d803177a466be1839c9ab)