"Surrealism" - a style of art, and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or non-rational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc.
My Definition - An artistic movement over the 20th century that is characterized by unreal, and fantasy images
Research
Ben Zank (benzank.com)
Ben Zank is a surrealist photographer California. Ben got his first proper camera when he was 19, he then pursued a dream job in journalism, but unfortunately didn't make it far in the field. At that time, he had a hobby in photography, he now does this full time. I find his work quite interesting, I like how each image is completely different to each other. Ben Zank is a surrealist photographer California. Ben got his first proper camera when he was 19, he then pursued a dream job in journalism, but unfortunately didn't make it far in the field. At that time, he had a hobby in photography, he now does this full time. I find his work quite interesting, I like how each image is completely different to each other.
This is one of my favourite images he has taken. I like the way he uses something that we see everyday (yellow lines) in a different way. Another thing I noticed is that the green sweater, and grass helps tie the image together by using similar colors. He uses a shallow depth of field to focus the audiences attention on the model itself, this was achieved by using a low aperture. The photographer also seems to have used the rule of thirds to composite the photo. It looks like he has done some color correction in Photoshop
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I like this image because of it's simplicity, and it's not something you see everyday which fits the theme perfectly. Since the colors in the photo contrast each other, it may have been difficult to get the perfect exposure. He may have took 3 images, 1 under-exposed, 1 with perfect exposure, and 1 over-exposed. He could then used a combination of the 3 images in Photoshop to get a HDR photo. It also looks like he has used a large depth of field, since there is no sort of blur present in the background. Once again, it looks like he has color corrected his image in Photoshop.
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Erik Johansson (erikjohanssonphoto.com)
Erik Johansson is a full-time photographer from Sweden, now based in Berlin, Germany. Erik doesn't capture moments, he captures ideas. With the help of his camera, and Photoshop the goal is to make it look as realistic as possible. He gets inspired by things around him in his daily life, and all kinds of things he sees. Although one photo can consist hundreds of layers, he always wants it to look like it could have been captured.
This is one of my favorite images he has taken, and edited. My favorite thing about this photo is the editing, it looks like the 3D ball was placed in the picture through a 3D program like Cinema 4D, and they made it look more real in Photoshop. It is really well done. The original image must have been taken with a high aperture to get everything in focus. Also, it looks like the photographer has used the rule of thirds, and power points, to help focus your attention on the car, and most importantly the big 3D ball. The lack of colour in the image gives mixed feelings, and shows that it isn't a happy atmosphere.
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3D Composition on point. One thing that I really like about this picture is how well the guitar is added into the image. Once again, it looks like he has added the guitar in through a 3D program, and composited it further in Photoshop. You can see he has over-layed a cloud on the top of the guitar to make it seem more realistic.
The image was definitely taken with a high aperture to provide a large depth of field so that everything is in focus. It also looks like he might of done a sky replacement in Photoshop. |
Anja Stiegler (www.photoflake.com)
Anja Weiskefrom Wolfsburg, Germany. She is the artist behind the photoflake. She’s a creative image artist alongside her job as a project manager. At the end of 2006, she discovered her passion for photography, and image editing as a balance to her studies of multimedia engineering. She has never been involved in photography before, and is always self-taught. Most of her images are a mixture of surrealism, and conceptual-ism, and takes us into a fascinating world of daydream, where the impossible becomes possible. Anja loves to awake feelings of freedom, and happiness by using a wonderful combination of art, and color.
My favorite picture from this artist. The combination of levitation, cloning, excellent editing, and creativity helps create an outstanding result. It looks like she has made her bedroom underwater. I am able to achieve a similar style with assistance. The clothes she is wearing also suits the photo. As this was shot indoors, she may have used a slightly higher than normal shutter speed, unless she had access to any lights. Also, it was shot on low aperture to maximize the amount of light.
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Simplistic, but weird and wonderful! This photo looks like she has taken a picture of herself on a chair, and removed the background. Then composited a swing, and cloud into the image, and added a nice simplistic background. The picture she took, with additional editing, works really well resulting in a great final product. Perhaps she took the picture of herself indoors on a low aperture. I like how she placed the edited picture of herself offset from the center. It shows she used great detail when thinking about the placement. In addition, I like how she has warped the grass, this gives a dream like look to her work. She probably did this in photoshop with the distort tool. The lighting is also quite dramatic coming up from the horizon, and once again this was probably done in post-production. This creates a tense mood for the audience as they don't know what happening.
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Kirsty Mitchell (www.kirstymitchellphotography.com)
Favorite Picture. This image captures what Kirsty does best. The colours, the lightning, and composition results in one excellent photograph. The photographer has used a low aperture to create a small depth of field. The surrounding flowers are the same colour palette as her eye colour, the models facial expression, and body language ties this photo together perfectly.
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Least favourite photo. In my opinion, the image is too over-exposed. Maybe that's what the photographer wanted, but personally am not a fan. They have used a low aperture that brings out the model from the background. The photographer also used the rule of thirds, and power points to focus your attention on her eye shadow.
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Shoot 1 (At Home)
Best Photo. This is the best photo out of the series of images. It has a small depth of field to focuses the audiences attention on the main subject. In addition, it provided the correct amount of light to make the image perfectly exposed.
Editing Process
Shoot 2
Best Photo. I wanted to achieve a levitation effect
Shoot 3
One shot! I just took my camera out, and the first picture was perfect.
Editing Process
Shoot 5
Above is a photo I took when I went town for our mobile photography trip.
Editing Explanation
Linking To Research
In my research. I came across an artist called Erik Johanson who had used Cinema 4D to add a 3D ball to a 2D image. I decided to take some inspiration, and make a picture in a similar fashion.
Shoot 5
Editing Process
Rest of the steps
I found some white colored fire textures that I colored used the hue and saturation tool. I placed these over his hands. Then I added a filter to blend everything together.
I found some white colored fire textures that I colored used the hue and saturation tool. I placed these over his hands. Then I added a filter to blend everything together.
Final Edits + Filter Experimentation