photomontge examples

Dora Maar.1934. I liked this montage because its an early example that shows how elegant the compositions could be, arranging totally contrasting elements into one image that somehow seems to be harmonious. Its unusual too, a kind of evolving unwordly creature.

 Martha Rosler. 'Bringing the war home; Home beautiful'. This artist is well known for her images that push the boundaries between political, social and private lines. Often critcal of war, consumerism and materialism. This one was made from the collation of magazine images, making a statement as the images and stories of hardship and violence were alongside the adverts for glamour and luxuries. I like the composite as it creates a scene of clashing emotion with the heat and movement drawing in around the clean home and stereotypical self oriented model figure.

Soviet propaganda photomontage. I was drawn to this image as it is direct in its purpose, and really reflects an important period of history. Commenting on the changing political systems, war and the Soviet lifestyle. The designers were talented to have produced such a strong image without the technological advancements or mass imagery we have today. Although it is particularly based on such a strong topic, I thought it was a good example of how a photomontage is used for social commentary.

own merging example

merging layers

My example of merging the class images.

zoom effects-photoshop

These are the zoom effect photos using the marquee and blur tools on photoshop.
Models;Bruce Goodman&Shrimp

This photo was taken using the Canon, zooming in as i took the shot. i like the movement the zoom creates, almost as if the figures are falling, or jumping out the window. the light assists the effect too.

Filter project

These are three photos that I have taken that I thought would suit the filter process. In each of them I have reduced them to black and white by dropping the saturation, then by using the history brush, bringing back parts of the original colour.

night photos

These are a little series of camping out in an old wool shed at tarcutta. I thought it would be a nice oppurtunity to have a go at some more open night shots.Its hard with my camera to get sharpe night images but I was happy with the composition of the shots and some of the interest the positions of the figures, light and the blurr and movement made. Its really hard to get a blue heeler pup to sit still while the camera uses a longer shutter speed.

These are some indoor night photos with a focus on a light source.I took these in the loungeroom at home to ptactice with the light source and night mode on the camera.

mouse drawings