Composite Research
I really like Simen Johan’s work as I love the surrealist nature of it and also that it is so subtle. I think with this particualr image that Johan has taken two seperate images of flamingos and the seamlessly composited them together to create the above effect. I think the background could have possibly been added also as it seems to be sitting at a slightly different level from where the flamingos would be standing. However overall the image seamlessly works together to create this amazing image.
Erik Almas’ images are more obviously composited as can be seen above, however I still like his images, they are more surrealist and dreamy than other more subtle composites. In the above image for example the majority of the image if not all has been shot seperately, the dog, the landscape, the bubble, everything. I think also the lighting is very artificial aka it is clear it has been added afterwards to give a more dreamy effect. Also, the bubble doesn’t seem as realistic as everything else in the image as it doesn’t really sit properly.
Jane Long’s images are all very surrealist and take many different components shot seperately to make one image, such as above. The girl will have been shot in a studio and the light, background and smoke will all either be shot seperate or will made in photoshop. Long’s images are almost more photoshop than shooting I would say as many of her images are very fictional so require this level of fantasy and surrealism. So for her images especially for portraiture, she would initially have to shoot the model in the studio thinking about what light she would have to create in order to then simulate afterwards in photoshop and creating the light in photoshop.
Franke Staudinger’s images all seem to have messages behind them, whether theyshow humour or a more deep underlying message such as above. A lot of Staudinger’s images look at new age problems such as renewable energy and pollution. In this image all has been shot seperately and some even drawn in photoshop maybe? There’s hundreds of different componenents to this image in particular such as the man was shot maybe in a studio seperate from all the landscape images. These would have been shot seperately. Overall it is obvious this is a composite image as it is not very subtle however it is still seamless and once again gives that surreal look.
Joel Grimes images almost look like video games to me, very cinematic. His subjects are quite clearly and lit in a studio and backgrounds are shot seperately along with dramatic skies etc. It is obvious that this is a composite as you can see the light coming from the left hand side when the light in the background seems to be coming more straight on from the left so a slightly different angle maybe? Also the seperate studio shots allow for light to be moulded how he would like meaning he can make his subject just how he would like such as showing or accentuating features like her abs.
