This one below was an experiment, but it the blur does nothing for it.
I asked my Mum what she thought of these images and she didn't like them. Not that she thought they were bad, but they made her uncomfortable and made her think of the way Egyptians mummify their people. I guess it worked. The way the darkness seeps into the images added more restrictions to our perceptions of the figure straight on, infront of us. There is no sign of escape for either the viewer or the figure, as with the previous studio shots. I would say this image has been striped of free will and humanity The figure is incarcerated in the image.
I think that is a reaction to the images which you need to follow through with. You have caused a sensation, a reaction, a fear in your audience. Where those outcomes are negative or positive, the image has done its job. In terms of editing, I don't think this set is as seamless as the others, the editing, the blur, the filters are too obvious on these and I think by blending them more, allowing them to have a more painterly quality like the ones below will allow more of a sense of connections in your series.
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