Credits and thanks to:
- traynj21(http://traynj21.deviantart.com) for the lake picture.
- greenleaf-stock (http://greenleaf-stock.deviantart.com) for the suitable ground for the lake.
- stock-devil-breath (http://stock-devil-breath.deviantart.com) for the amazing sky stock.
- silentgod88 (http://silentgod88.deviantart.com) for the lace model position i wanted.
- darkresources (http://silentgod88.deviantart.com) for the realistic hair brushes.

This is an image of my friend, Rachel, taken for her modeling portfolio.

**UPDATE** Please note: The original, unretouched photo is in Step 1 of the SBS, as permitted by the rules.

In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of wisdom, peace, warfare, strategy, handicrafts and reason.shrewd companion of heroes and the goddess of heroic endeavour. She is the virgin patron of Athens, which built the Parthenon to worship her. Owl is the sacred bird of goddess Athena.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena

Nyx was the primordial goddess of the night. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation, and was the mother of personified gods such as Hypnos (sleep) and Thánatos (death). Her appearances in mythology are sparse, but reveal her as a figure of exceptional power and beauty. She was the only god or goddess which Zeus feared.

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Special thanks to antihumanstock for the exceptional photography.

Eris (Greek Ἔρις, "Strife") is the Greek goddess of discord and strife, her name being translated into Latin as Discordia. In my picture she's holding the golden apple. An apple of discord is a reference to the Golden Apple of Discord which, according to Greek mythology, the goddess Eris said that she would give "to the fairest" at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, sparking a vanity-fueled dispute between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. Thus, "apple of discord" became a euphemism for the core, kernel, or crux of an argument, or for a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute. ( THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA!!! :D )