Scale Manipulation Non Studio:
This image is successful in the composition in that the focus is on the model with the depth of field blurring the foreground so that the eye goes immediately to the subject. The idea was also good in its satirical surreal response. The lighting was not as desired in that it became too warm hence the editing in Photoshop to add more blue hue to neutralise it. This image was also cropped down so that the composition and overall image fitted better within the frame.
The above photograph is not as successful due to the difficult nature of the location. Reaching the appropriate level whilst keeping sufficient lighting was difficult and as such the non-studio lighting gave the image a non-naturalistic yellow tone. This was attempted to be mended in Photoshop through the means of increasing the exposure and emphasising the natural blue hues to neutralise some of the yellows.
This photograph is better, in some respects, than the image directly above due to the natural lighting and composition. The lighting is more naturalistic making the subject of the image more natural to provide a direct contrast to the distortion of reality in the change of scale inspired by Surrealism.
This image employs levels well and the rule of thirds grid to create a better outcome that works well within the series of square final outcomes. The lighting is more natural than the first two photographs and the subject sits on the left vertical line of the compositional grid.
The above image in directly inspired by a piece created by the photographer Yorch Miranda but adapted to fit my theme of surrealism without underlying ideologies; I believe that Yorch Miranda's workers in a shirt pocket is a statement about the situation of society and how the workers are in the pockets of the bourgeoisie. Despite this, the overall image of mine is not riddled with ideologies but instead serves as a surreal piece without a direct meaning. The image itself is somewhat dark and underexposed due to the non-studio environment and lack of lighting source.
Much like the aforementioned photograph, within the same location using the same prop, the result is underexposed and monontonal which could be amended even more tun is currently using Photoshop although increasing the levels or curves could have an impact on the subject in the photograph.
Once again this image is too dark and the rectangular composition is not as effective as the square crop version which reducers the canvas size meaning that the rule of thirds grid is smaller and the placement of the subjects is much more vital.
The photograph seen above is one of the lesser successful due to the practical image opposed to the successful theoretical ideas behind it. The lighting and, as a consequence, the focus is somewhat off meaning that the overall effectiveness of the image is hugely impacted. The surreal change of scale employed in this image may be served better by being taken in a studio environment where the lighting can be controlled more accurately.
This image, including the two below, were a result of a culmination of surreal ideas. The first being the idea of a photograph being almost surreal in its own nature as it is a 2D rendition of something that is 2D which lead to my idea of capturing an image in which the role of the subject as a 2D printout could be utilised for surreal purposes.
The second idea was that a satirical humour could be found by placing a 2D photograph in a 3D frame and then photographing it thus turning it into a 2D art format.
Finally was the idea that the model could be used in accordance with other props that are also surreal. Butterflies are often featured in surreal works due to their bold vibrant colours but I wanted to employ them the play with the ideas of dimension but also to embed theory behind the work in that a statement about humanity being little different to animals could be made.
The lighting was also successful in the above three photographs in that the room used had better access to natural lighting and the cameras flash could be used without impacting greatly on the overall effect of the image.
The above image is not as successful due to the ever present non-studio element of poor natural lighting. The camera flash meant that details are taken away from as the eye is taken immediately to the flash.
This image is one of the more successful in that its location being outside was well lit and flash could be used without overpowering the lighting. This also allowed details to be exaggerated and others to be lost in the background. The composition was also successful in this photograph with the model within the central column of the rule of thirds grid.
Again this image had good natural lighting and as such the details of the subject show up well making the surreal nature of the image more easily noticeable. The composition of the image is interesting in that the model is not in the central column of the compositional grid but is instead within the right third.
The above image was not one of the best within this photoshoot due to the poor lighting, the reflection of flash and the composition. The flash detracts from the subject of the image whilst the composition is very static and hardly dynamic for a moving prop.
Finally, this image is again less successful than some of the above images although the lighting is better than the image directly above in that the flash worked well within the environment and the subject is fully in focus. Despite this, the idea again is not as surreal as some of the others such as the butterfly images.
images 5, 7 and 9 for portfolio please..
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