Photoshoot 3: Surrealism Electronic Photomontage: Contact Sheet -

Photoshoot 3: Contact Sheet - 

Photoshoot 3: Surrealism Electronic Photomontage: Straight Images -

Photoshoot 3: Straight Images - 

Electronic Photomontage:



This work worked well due to composition and the fact that I was able to take more shots of this model within the time constrictions. The additional shots allowed me more angles and lengths of zoom to work with resulting in a more dynamic image.



The above edited image had as many angles as the first model but the compositions of the subject were less interesting than the above. The layering appears more clumsy and that the cropped layers could have been changed in size to create a more flowing deliberate juxtapositional jagged edge.



This final outcome also shows the lacking positions provided by the model which meant that a less jagged and intriguing final image was created post-production. Additionally, the lighting changed on a few of the shots due to natural lighting disturbing the studio set up. The amend this I would change the set up of the studio or could have spent extra time editing the images to create a less natural cohesion between layers.

Photoshoot 3: Surrealism Electronic Photomontage: Image Bank -

Photoshoot 3: Image Bank - 

Definitions:

• Surrealism:  A 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
• Photomontage: 

Examples: 

(David Hockney)

(David Hockney)

(Tommy Ingberg)



(Tommy Ingberg)

Photoshoot 2: Surrealism Physical Photomontage: Work Diary Evaluation -

Photoshoot 2: Work Diary Evaluation - 

Equipment Used: 
Canon EOS 450D, standard lens, fill lights, black backdrop. 

Settings: 
1/60, F/16, ISO 200.

Lighting: 
Fill lights. 

Theory: 
The self-constrcuted ideas of identity, anonymity and culture.

Favourite(s):

This image is one of my favourite due to the use of monotone colours and the sinister undertones. The cutting came out well although I may have rearranged the composition slightly if I were to re-shoot. 

Additionally, I would also consider making a mini series based from this where the same image is changed into multiple montages with various layers starting at the normal anatomy, muscle structures and then bones. 

This image is a favourite despite the fact that the flame extended much further than was expected. The image therefore creates an unpredictability and loss of identity within society. 

If I were to shoot again I would try and use a more predictable flame but also dress the subject myself to match the desired aesthetic. I could also experiment completing this technique with old family photographs to create a more poignant message. 

This image is a favourite of mine as it shows the broken reflections of self identity and body image. The composition was interesting too with a chaotic element to it that is indicative of a broken mirror which is designed to serve as a symbolic sign relating to the afore mentioned meanings. 

If I were to again complete this image then I would  consider printing the image in multiple sizes so that layering and distortion could be more exaggerated and thus I would also be able to create the illusion of a shattered mirror in a circular pattern. 

Least Favourite(s): 

This image is my least favourite as it was completed in the style of Hannah Hoch who is interesting to study but not of an inspirational aesthetic to me in the same respect as other artists and photographers such as Flora Borsi and Lucas Simoes. 

However, the ideas that created this piece were in relation to a journey. The faces of the subjects are to mimic planets in space with the rocket, stamps and maps inferring a distant journey. Although, this image was also created for the fun of doing so and, as Dada championed, some work does not always need to have a meaning behind them. 

Evaluation and Development -

In relation to the above shoot I believe that the final physical experiments are successful due to their exploration of the medium and the evidential inspiration routed from a wide selection of photographers and artists. The aesthetics of the images vary greatly and show the level of thought and time that was invested into each final outcome.

This is a technique that I could imagine using again in the future due to the success of this shoot and the ability to explore ideas even further due to the unlimited methods of physical manipulation such as collage, burning and exposing to water.

Photoshoot 2: Surrealism Physical Photomontage: Contact Sheet -

Photoshoot 2: Contact Sheet - 

Photoshoot 2: Surrealism Physical Photomontage: Straight Images -

Photoshoot 2: Straight Images - 

Physical Photomontage:

(Lucas Simoes)

This image was inspired by the black and white burning portraits of Simoes who re-captured the images whilst the flame was still alight to provide a burst of colour to contrast to the black and white images. My interpretation was to burn away more of the identity and to attach the cultprit of the flame, the match, to the bottom of the image to evoke an idea of a sad scrapbook. This image may have been more effective if edited into black and white.

(Hannah Hoch)

The above photographic experimentation is in the style of Hannah Hoch and her collages. The disembodied heads are made to resemble planets with the other features linking to travel. I wanted to evoke an obscure meaning in an audience in the same way the Hoch's extreme surreal works did.

(Ernesto Artillo)

I personally did not find this experiment extremely engaging and aesthetically pleasing when comparing it to the work that it was designed to be a pastiche of. The colours and movements appear too forced opposed to the implied erratic nature and freedom. However, the connotations and meanings encoded within can be appreciated in that they challenge societal beauty norms.

(May Xiong)

This work was one inspired solely by the style of an artist and not of their meanings. The adaptions that I made from the inspirational images from Xiong involved change of colour, physical manipulation contrasted to graphic and the general aesthetic appearance. I was not pleased with this outcome due to the colours used. To recreate this shoot I would instead employ a white backdrop and then graphically edit the images using Photoshop. Although, as a physical experiment it has some elements that I do appreciate. the composition of the post-production manipulations are aesthetically pleasing and some are more subtle than others that take the eye on a journey through the work.

(Flora Borsi)

This image is much like the aforementioned photo manipulation in that it does not reach the same standard of aesthetic appeal as the images that inspired it. The colours were intended to match the colours in the image although I would have preferred to use softer colours with lighter hues to evoke a more emotional response in the audience as is evidenced in Borsi's work.

(Matthieu Bourel) 

The above physical manipulation is inspired by the work of Matthieu Bourel who often dissects the faces of famous. Examples of his work show duplication, change of scale, layering and collage. My interpretation above uses the face of a normal person with the loss of their identity through the removal of the layer which was home to the face of the subject. The skull beneath is cut from an anatomy book and was chosen for its surreal nature that also provided a meaning relating to how we are all the same underneath our skin regardless of race, gender, age, sexuality, class etc. 

(Lucas Simoes)

This image was inspired by Simoes' series entitled "Desretratos" where layers of photographs are woven between one another to form spiralling patterns that provide a reflective like distortion as though the images were on rippling water. As such I took this idea and extended it to achieve the above result; the idea of a distorted reflective surface inspired me to create the illusion of a broken mirror with reflection in incorrect places. The meaning behind the work was to interpret the ideas of beauty standards and societal attitudes shaping how individuals see themselves. 

Photoshoot 2: Surrealism Physical Photomontage: Image Bank -

Photoshoot 2: Image Bank - 

Definitions:

• Surrealism:  A 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
• Photomontage: A collage of photographs combined either physically or digitally. 

Examples: 

(Lucas Simoes)

(Lucas Simoes)

(Ernesto Artillo)

(May Xiong)

(Hannah Hoch)

(Flora Borsi)

(Matthieu Bourel)