It's taken many drafts and composition play arounds to arrive at the point I'm at within my Houses of Worship Photo Montage Series. Lots of deliberation, experimenting and re-starts! I've started with European churches and cathedrals. All my Photo Montages start in the same haphazard, excited, wild way. Things emerge striking and sensational, which are then controled and honed-in on in second and third drafts. I give myself rules, and see what develops. It's always an interesting a unique discovery to see what shall be left and waht shall be disposed of. Like a writer, editing his novel; what to say, and what is better left unsaid.

I discovered the desired effect I wanted through erasing the majority of the bottom of these towers, spires and steeples. I want the tops left as they are: with all the detail, tone and line. So many of the photographs are taken from the ground looking up. The perspective is one of a large base, leading up to a vanishing point at the top of the building. We look up at churches. Not too many of us focus on the bottom of a church (outside I am specifically referring to).

UK (test)