All of the images were done in camera on a Nikon D700, in processing, the contrast and tones were adjusted. To better understand his work I want on a website named Behance which shows all of his photography work and another double exposure project he did named '1+1=1'.
I would say that there may not be any deeper meaning to the photographs but I think what he may have been trying to communicate was that we as humans aren't as in touch with nature as much as we should be and so he decided to document this. Instead of simply photographing a person in the woods, or a forest he combined the together making the image visually more striking and also very beautiful to look at.
Since the photographs are in black and white colour doesnt play much of a roll, its the use of contrast and tone which really help to make the photograph. In order to be able to see both photographs there had to be a good balance of contrast and tone between so that one wouldn't 'over shine' the other; as this would then defeat the entire point of the image.
I choose to look at Christoffer Relander's work because it really inspired me, and it was something that I hadn't really seen before and also for the fact that it was done in camera makes it just that more amazing. I admired how everything was crisp and clean and it is still hard to believe that it wasn't done on a computer. What I really like about the work is how the photographs of the leaves and branches fall seamlessly onto the face, as if they naturally belonged there. And also, even though most of the upper body if covered by the leaves and branches there is still enough detail to show that it is still in fact a portrait.
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