“I imagine the subjects juxtaposed and think, what could
make it like a dream that you would like to soar through?
Imagination has the power to do everything. I always put myself
in the audience’s position to speculate what they may think of
my work, and when I think it’s really close to the dream that I
have created in my mind, I know that’s it, that’s what I want!”
Once inspired, Khodayari will first draw a very simple
sketch on paper to better flesh out his vision. He will then
look for free stock photos, or photos from his own collection,
which are suitable as main subjects for his idea. After that, he
finds a background photo and searches for the photos of the
minor elements that he will also add to enhance his image.
Once selected and combined, he works on light, shadow and
reflections and, finally, he finesses colours and tones to make
connections between the different elements.
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