For my project I wanted to work on the theme, the human condition.
Practical exercise on Bracketing - noted that it can be particular useful in harsh sun - less so in Europe
HDR effect – Can copy layers over and erase what not necessary Things to learn more about Automation functions
Discussion on black and white images for project
Gabriella Jeremy Cowart Haiti earthquake photos A portrait of Christ - built up of parts of faces of everyday people. Heavy PS user. Very experimental. Imogene Heap? images from http://moourl.com/oayk8 things into follow-up
How colours come out of the camera. RAW max possibilities. Digital colours - most trouble with reds find Series. The Genius of Photography - Work at life scale - trad photos too small Most top art photographers think big In terms of composition make sense to combine a number of settings eg Bahrain Grand Prix Camille silvie? French photog earlier Sally Mann - colloidal process Create a world that feels subjective Try to rise above the limitations of digital Mabelline New York- Nigel - how to be bold - video Reality and non-reality - all about perceptions - about hyper reality Think about face - break down Skin takes time Need to make fine selections Actions - textures - on Internet Dove action! Can change destructive and non- destructive Smart Object mask invert Highlights - add new blank Blend mode - multiply In brisk I - samples tones Opt averages tones Cmd opt shift E - merge and new layer .https://unisadigitalphotography.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/366-2001s.jpg La poupée (the puppet) c.1938-39 Tracey MoffattMichael Riley3 blend modes
Cole Thompson -_b w captures the feelings below a subject YouTube - harbinger collection Minimalist - elements eg bright white cloud on a Black sky You don't need great locations to take great photographs Ghosts - in a Emma Hack. emmahackartist.com.au Camouflaging the human form within her design - not PS Video "Body crash" Wallpaper collection - blue and white ????? Paint white on body for reflection - also put bg back? - cut outs on body layer? Feathers instead of skin? Pop! Collection Taylor Schramm - Benoit Paille CJ - indigenous artists Michael Riley - from Dubbo - Political and historical relevance Portraiture Series - Sights Unseen website - clouds Tracey Moffat - you tube Series - first jobs - pastels - unreal - looks painted or drawn Working w .jpg session - open until close Wk 7 berries example Adjustment layers - don't effect image - window Change confined to adjust layer Can work in channels Can use multiple adj layers Mask - apply adj selectively Masks affect all layers below - can clip to particular layer - create clipping mask Control click to make icons bigger 2 masks - pixel masks and vector masks Masks tab - Density - opacity - invert button - paint out of paint in Baddest blend modes - wxperiment with them - NB relational Screen - lightens - ignores blacks Multiply - ignores white - makes stuff darker Overlay - combo of both relative to other color Eg wk 5 park - copy layer - add mask Gradient tool Where do you get your ideas?
“I do my homework. … I carry around with me, like a backup hard drive in my head, a vast memory bank of the work of the photographers who came before me. I am a fan of photography. A student, if you will ... ... Something in the history of photography might contribute to the style I choose to shoot in. The style of the photograph is part of the idea.” (Annie Leibovitz At Work, P 214) When I’m asked about my work, I try to explain that there is no mystery involved. It is work. But things happen all the time that are unexpected, uncontrolled, unexplainable, even magical. The work prepares you for that moment. Suddenly the clouds roll in and the soft light you long for appears.’ (Annie Leibovitz at Work, P 196) To look straight into a face and find the pulse of what it is to be human, that is what fuels me, that is the sum of my mind and my longing. I am always aware of our unceasing engagement with time and space- our ultimate limitations- translated into life and death. Ann Noggle, 1983, Silver Lining, UNM Press Suggestions of photogrsphers tp rom Mark Kimber - references
ROSE FARRELL/GEORGE PARKIN http://arcone.com.au/index.php?navi=Artists&navj=Profile&aid=42&navk=ROSE%20FARRELL%20GEORGE%20PARKIN E. J. Bellocq http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._J._Bellocq http://www.masters-of-photography.com/B/bellocq/bellocq_photo13_full.html Larry Clark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Clark Patrick Demarchelier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Demarchelier Wilhelm von Glosten http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Gloeden Nan Goldin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Goldin Bill Henson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Henson David LaChapelle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_LaChapelle Helmut Newton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Newton Meryl Tankard http://www.meryltankard.com/work2.php Robert Mapplethorpe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mapplethorpe Talking to Todd Hido http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/8087/1/talking-to-todd-hido http://www.artnet.com/artwork/426021521/423818140/todd-hido-1687.html Weston http://www.masters-of-photography.com/W/weston/weston_artichoke_halved_full.html Shinichi Maruyama - http://xaxor.com/?s=Shinichi+Maruyama http://xaxor.com/?s=Luepke Heiner Luepke - http://xaxor.com/photography/36733-photographer-heiner-luepke.html |
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