Digital Photography and Imaging (WEEK 9)

Digital Photography and Imaging (WEEK 9)

22 November 2023/ Week 9

Rafa Maritza Hertrian/ 0364958

Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media/ Design Photography and Imaging / Taylor's University

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LECTURE

Realism vs  Surrealism

• Realism: Takes subject matters of the ordinary and common world which we call "reality." It almost always takes a non-exotic and non-extraordinary subject matter and theme. There is no need to think outside of the box, as that is not "real."
• Surrealism: A twist on realism. It explores the subconscious mind, with subject matters concentrating on dream-images and often aims to distort the ordinary and what we call reality

Figure 9.1.1 Realism painting (22/11/2023)

Figure 9.1.2 Surrealism painting (22/11/2023)

Surrealism 

Surrealism defies logic. Dreams and the workings of the subconscious mind inspire surrealistic art (French for "super-realism") filled with strange images and bizarre juxtapositions. 

Fueled by the teachings of Freud and the rebellious work of Dada artists, surrealists like Salvador Dalí promoted free association and dream imagery. 

Figure 9.1.3 Juxtaposition in Surrealism art

Dadaism

An anti war art movement with art works that is  satirical and nonsensical in nature. Salvador Dalí was a Spanish Surrealist painter and printmaker known for exploring subconscious imagery.

Figure 9.1.4 Dadaism

What is Digital Surrealism?

Surrealism is a cultural movement focused on type of arts to express about the artist’s idea themselves. In this digital era surrealism is one of the top digital art styles.

Figure 9.1.4 Digital Surrealism

How to start creating Surrealism artworks?

1. Unexpected, illogical juxtapositions
2. Dream-like scenes and symbolic image
3. Bizarre assemblages of ordinary objects
4. Primitive or child-like designs

Capturing Your Dream 

1. Sketch It Out: Take a piece of paper and pen/pencil or a tablet and start to sketch. Draw your vision out roughly. Don't finesse any details yet, but just lay out key points of your vision.
2. Find Reference Images: Gathering reference images will help you greatly in realizing your new idea. Gather images that directly relate to what you have in mind. 

Figure 9.1.5 Sketch and reference

Mindset During Creation 

1. "Does this look real?": Surrealism is at its best when it's convincing enough that it could be real, however we obviously know that the subject matter you are creating is nonexistent, thus is not real.
2. Make it happen to the best of your ability. When you try to approach something challenging, you will learn the skills you may need for next time to make it work. The worst thing you can do is be afraid and back off from your idea, because you would never learn that way. 

Photoshop makes it easier than ever to create surrealist images, requiring just a modicum of photomontage skill to produce impressive results.

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PRACTICAL

Research

1.  Reference mood board
2. Write a summary of your idea
3. Sketches

Mood Board

Reference 1 

Figure 9.2.1 Heel and Chilli https://pin.it/YL452tj

Reference 2

Figure 9.2.2 Headphone and Donut https://pin.it/4dt1wCB

Reference 3

Figure 9.2.3 Umbrella and Vegetable https://pin.it/10KrikJ

Sketches

Figure 9.2.4 Sketches 

Summary Ideas

My ideas are based on the objects that I use in my daily life that also shows depth visually. 

1. Headphone and raspberry: Raspberry has a bowled shape like the ear part of headphones so I thought it might have a very interesting shape if it is combined
2. Iron and sandwich: both iron and sandwich that I imagine both has triangle shape as its base
3. hair dryer and flower: I noticed that there are several flowers that looks like a flower
4. Shoe and strawberry: common strawberries looks like the edge of a shoe

Photography

Figure 9.3.1 Photograph of objects I took

Figure 9.3.2 Me taking photograph

Process editing 

Selecting and Mask 

 Figure 9.4.1 Strawberry Selection and Mask

Figure 9.4.2 Shoe Selection and Mask

Clipping Mask

9.4.3 Clipping mask shoe and strawberry

Background edit (color adjustment)

Figure 9.4.4 background edit

Creating shadow and texture using brush tool

Figure 9.4.5Texture using brush tool

9.4.5 Making shadow

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FINAL RESULT

Figure 9.5.1 Final result strawberry and loafer