From stuffing his friend ’ s girlfriend into a car , to fan art — like fusing his niece into the Star Wars universe , lightsaber in hand — Holroyd ’ s work has come a long way . Starting with a few sketches and sourcing stock photos for “ basic compositing ”, Holroyd begins each piece with a visual outline . After establishing a plan , Holroyd will use a speedlight and natural light for shooting , after which he will spend up to two days editing , lost in his “ own little world !” While some of his digital edits tweak original photography , Holroyd also includes redrawn images , “ mainly using tracing and matte painting .”
Running a financial services company from home , Holroyd has the flexibility to “ put lots of time ” into his artistry . While he has received requests for payable commissioned work , Holroyd prefers to keep his love for photography as a hobby .
“ As soon as I start to take money for what I do , it kind of takes the fun out of it for me ,”
he explained . Also unwilling to relinquish creative freedom , Holroyd doesn ’ t want to compromise the “ weird and wonderful ” liberties of his expression , which run the risk of being muted or dulled by the limitations of a client ’ s request .