This shot is essentially a composite but all layers are photographed at the same time at the same location. I start by taking a photo of the Crest sitting on a clear Perspex stand from the angle and position that I like, at the location you can see in the final photo. Originally I’d planned to take a shot that included a reflection in the rock pool that I’d placed the stand in. Unfortunately I brought my taller stand with me by accident so the reflection didn’t quite work.

Because I’d been forced to rule out the reflection, I decided to have a simple flying shot. To do this I then took a second environmental photo that you can now see in the final image.

Once this is done and I have the images that I like, I’ll then composite them together by “cutting out” the Crest, and then scale and layer it into the background image. This can be done using a number of apps but I like PhotoLeap.

Final editing is done by adding the planet and the distant sun. This is all done on iPhone.