Crowe & Crow -- Step 2

The first step (as is often the case) is also the most important -- being the selection of the source image statue. No matter how good a photoshopper you are, if the source image is marginal, the end results will suffer.

So dig deep for the right image -- looking for large format, sharp, and dramatically lit images. Don't worry about the background; that can be fixed. Ideally, you want to select an image that -- untouched -- would still impress the viewer.

For Crowe and Crow I bypassed an internet search and went to a local art musuem, photographing every statue they had. In the end I was most pleased with the bust shown here -- the Emperor Caracalla by Cavaceppi.

All by its self, it's a nice image.So with the Emperor selected, the search began for a celebrity image to match his basic perspective...