Unit 3 Project 2
SET 1 - Response to Tim Roeloffs and Alexander Rodchenko
AIM: The aim of this set was to create an illusion of fiction and reality, inspired by the collage work of Tim Roeloffs and Alexander Rodchenko. I aimed to achieve a sense of abstract and reality coming together within my photographs.
PROCESS: For this set i photographed various places, both landmarks and simple subjects in society and edited the images on photoshop. I then added whatever desired image i wanted to create the illusion of mind coming into reality. I worked with both well known figurines such as Super Man and also works of my imagination, such as a dragon and a sea monster.
CRITIQUE: I feel this set was successful as i was able to create my desired effect, however i feel i could take this set further by continuing with this technique on photoshop and this collage effect as i feel it worked well.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: To take this set further i would like to continue with the collage effect i have created on photoshop by layering images and would like to be more adventurous and ambitious with my end photographs.
PROCESS: For this set i photographed various places, both landmarks and simple subjects in society and edited the images on photoshop. I then added whatever desired image i wanted to create the illusion of mind coming into reality. I worked with both well known figurines such as Super Man and also works of my imagination, such as a dragon and a sea monster.
CRITIQUE: I feel this set was successful as i was able to create my desired effect, however i feel i could take this set further by continuing with this technique on photoshop and this collage effect as i feel it worked well.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: To take this set further i would like to continue with the collage effect i have created on photoshop by layering images and would like to be more adventurous and ambitious with my end photographs.
Research - Matthias Geiger Tide Series
Matthias Geiger's 'Tide' is a series of images examining human presence in various locales. It is a play on the space-time continuum, reflecting the ebb and flow of people through specific locations. Photography's capacity to depict a singular moment in time is extended within this series, by layering a series of porous images from various instances in time into coherent new compositions. I particularly liked the technique that Geiger used within this tide series and desired to attempt this within my own work.
The aims of Geigers Tide series was to capture different points in time and convert them all into one image. I have used the same technique to Geiger in the sense of my cut outs of shapes and forms and in some cases the re-aplication of other forms such as buildings of just shapes.
The aims of Geigers Tide series was to capture different points in time and convert them all into one image. I have used the same technique to Geiger in the sense of my cut outs of shapes and forms and in some cases the re-aplication of other forms such as buildings of just shapes.
Set 3
AIM: The aim of this set was to respond to the work of Matthias Geiger and his Tide series. I wished to use a particular image as a canvas or starting point and develop and recreate from there.
PROCESS: For this set i photographed places and buildings in central london and other objects. I next cut out images and layered them on top of the original image. I then developed this by cutting out images and shapes from the background of the original image. CRITIQUE: I feel this set was successful as i achieved a relative alikeness in response to Matthias Giegers tide series, however i feel this set could be developed further with more creative designs and images. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: To take this set further i would like to create more unique and interesting images using photoshop and have more subtle elements to the photograph. |
Set 4
M.C. ESCHER RESEARCH
Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972), usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist. He is known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. These feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellations. I found Eschers work inspiring and sought to create impossible scenarios within my photography. I experimented with my photographs of Londons skyline and added people to them as a modern yet impossible scenario, especially to capture in a photograph.
Set 5 - Final Images
AIM: For this set my aim was to create an illusion within the photograph that will capture the viewers interest and immagination. I tried to immitate the sureal style of M.C Escher and his work that attempts to give an insight into mind and imagination.
PROCESS: For this set I took photographs of buildings and places within London and edited them on photoshop to create my desired effect whilst experimenting with x-rays and layer masks. I then added pictures of silhouettes of people from modern life doing things that would be impossible to see, such as flying over the river Thames, sliding down the shard, vaulting over a building or jumping from to buildings on a BMX. CRITIQUE: I feel this set of photographs went well as I was able to create the desired effect I intended to. I feel this is also a further development of my previous sets, however with a more subtle and comical effect. I most liked the images that had been edited the least due to the subtleness of them. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: To take this set further I would like to continue taking photographs that capture the viewers attention by making the observer use their mind to think about the image. I would like to take more photographs of places in London, in particular buildings, and add clever silhoettes to them. |