Another Session With This Year's Model
Following swiftly from @E-DigitalFantasy 's recent celebration, I somehow formed the impression that another of Lily's photographers was celebrating his birthday. This accounts for the slightly rushed production of an outdoor variation on the theme of 'This Year's Model', using a portrait by Philippe Claes. In the event, I was informed that Philippe's birthday was nowhere near the present date, which makes me wonder how I had become so convinced that it was.
Nevertheless, the resulting manip emerged in three distinct stages, each with its merits, ultimately revealing two photographers competing for Lily's attention. The concept developed as a study in defocused layers, providing a shallow depth of field for the main subject. The final arrangement with two cameras employs a dozen layers, including blending filters. Thanks to @Jollyrei and @Wragg for advice on the relative proportions of foreground and middle-distance components.
