Physical Experiment: Collage -

Physical Experiment: Collage - 

Original Image:

Final Image:

Tools - 

I used:

Cutting Mat

Scalpel

Scissors

Glue

Influences - 

Matthieu Bourel

Evaluation - 

The original image existed purely as a documentation of my family member during her school years. After the physical experimentation the connotations of the image changed and now makes reference to how identity is constructed. For example, the final outcome is a combination of three layers the first being the school portrait, the second is sections from a portrait that I captured of a friend and the final layer is a plain white background. The different layers influence how the audience infers meaning from the conceptual photograph in reference to the abstract positioning of various facial features such as the third eye. A implication of meaning that was important in the construction of this photograph, for me as the producer, was that the third eye is representative of a mothers intuition and that it implies that she is omniscient in my life. The use of combining the photograph with a peer was to imply that we are all shaped by our family and peers and as such the photograph is not only constructed by various people but so is the text producer, myself. 

Computer Experiment: 3D Duotone Illusion -

Computer Experiment: 3D Duotone Illusion - 

Original Image:

Final Image:

Technique - 

I began by creating a new file which I did so by clicking on the drop down menu 'File' followed by 'New...'.

I set the dimensions for a standard A4 sheet in the portrait layout. 

This is the blank file once created. I then unlocked the layer. 

I then opened the photographic file and unlocked the layer so that I could begin editing. 

To begin the duotone process the image first has to be transformed to black and white. To do this I moved up to the 'Image' menu, chose 'Mode' and then 'Grayscale'. 

To continue the process I had to 'Discard' the colour information. 

This is the image once it had been turned black and white using the appropriate channel to allow for duotone. 

As the final image will require two duotone I saved the grayscale file to save from having to make it a second time. 

To begin the first duotone process I moved up to 'Image', then 'Mode' and finally 'Duotone'. 

This box appeared and I changed the colours to fit my aesthetic and renamed them before selecting 'OK'. 

This is the first duotone once completed. 

Once completed I dragged the file over to the A4 sheet as a secondary layer. 

As this was not within the scale that I wanted I changeg it by heading up to 'Edit', followed by 'Transform' and then 'Scale'. Whilst holding down the shift button to keep the ratio I changed the sizing.

This is the image once scaled and aligned on the A4 sheet. 

I returned to the grayscale image to create my secondary duotone. 

I repeated the 'Image', 'Mode' and 'Duotone' process. 

This time, however, I changed the colours to white and blue and hit 'OK'. 

This is the completed secondary duotone. 

Once again I dragged the file across to the A4 sheet as another layer. 

To change the scale I once again headed up to the 'Edit', 'Transform' and then 'Scale' option and held down the shift to reduce any unwanted distortion. 

Once adjusted to size the image then covered the beneath layer. 

As such, and to create the later effect, I reduced the 'Opacity' of 'Layer 2' by 50%. This meant that the image now appeared purple due to the red showing through. 

I repeated the 'Opacity' reducing process on 'Layer 1' which now meant that more of 'Layer 0' was showing through making the photograph appear lilac. 

I then clicked onto each layer and moved them apart until they created a 3D like distorted effect. 

As I was unhappy with the white background disrupting the aesthetic I hovered over the 'Crop Tool' (C) and selected the first tool. 

After cropping the image this was the final outcome influenced by 3D and the idea of illusions. 

Computer Experiment: Crop Distortion -

Computer Experiment: Crop Distortion - 

Original Image:



Final Image:

Technique - 

I began by unlocking the layer. 

I then moved down to the 'Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer' where I selected the 'Black and White...' option. 

I was pleased with the automatic default black and white setting and thus did not make any amendments using the slider values. Initially I would not change the photograph to black and white until on the secondary file but I wanted to see how it would look. 

I then headed up to the 'File' and 'New...' option to create a background for the Erwin Blumenfeld inspired distortion piece.

Next I adjusted the 'Preset' to a standard A4 page by choosing 'International Paper' and pressing 'OK'. 

This is the background documents scale.

Next I hovered over the 'Crop Tool' (C) and selected the first option.

I cropped down the image until it was only a small section of the original. 

I then dragged the file over to the background document.

I then had to adjust the scale and therefore moved up to the 'Edit' drop down menu and chose 'Transform' followed by 'Scale'. Whilst holding the shift button to stop any ratio changes I scaled the section of the photograph down.

This is the piece once scaled to fit.

Returning back to the original file I then wanted to undo the crop; I completed this function by heading up to the 'Edit' option and choosing 'Step Backward' (Alt, Cmd, Z).

The above step returned the image to its original state as seen here.

Repeat the process until the whole image, or desired sections, have been moved across to the background file.

This is the image once all of the layers had been moved over, aligned and scaled to create a surreal portrait inspired by Blumenfeld's series entitled 'Distortion'.

I then returned to the 'Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer' on the secondary file to continue over the 'Black and White...' filter.

As previously mentioned I did not feel the need to adjust any of the values as I was satisfied with the default setting.

This is the finished file.