Computer Experiments

Computer Experiments 

Computer experiment 1 - 
Below are three images I have created in the style of John Stezaker. John was one of the first photographers that I researched as one of my initial ideas. Therefore this is my first attempt at his work. I done this to help me decide between whether to carry out his style or Abelardo Morell's.

 The above images were created using Photoshop. The images I have used for these experiments were previously edited within their own blog posts, shoot 1 and shoot 3 therefore I didn't have to take many steps when creating the images. The only thing I had to do was copy the pattern images as a new layer to the portray ones. To do this I used the select tool, copied them and then pasted them into the correct image. When in the multiple layer image I pressed on the pattern layer so that I could scale it. To do this I went to the 'transform' setting to select scale and move the photograph to where I wanted it. This is all I had to do for these edits and I think they turned out pretty well.  

Computer experiment 2 - 

The two images above were made from shoot 2 and shoot 4. These included landscape images from Kew Gardens and interior photographs from my house. I wanted to merge the two to create a camera obscura effect therefore testing what I was going to do throughout the rest of my work. I think they turned out well and gave me a clear indication as to the types of images I would be creating and how I could work with that further. 

Below are the screenshots from photoshop to show how I done this - 

The first step in this process was to rotate the image by 180 degrees as that is how the landscape would appear on a normal camera obscura. I then used the quick selection tool to outline the landscape in order to move it onto the interior image.  

Once I had moved the image over I decreased the opacity to make it look more realistic. As if this was a real projection on the landscape the interior would be seen through it. I changed the opacity down to about 30% which gave the effect above.  

I then used the dodging and burning tool to blend the landscape to the wall. This helped to make it look like a projection, making the overall appearance of the image much better. 

I then used the curves tool to improve the appearance of the interior as it is primarily white therefore by increasing the curve it increased the shadows in the duvet. 

I like the overall appearance of these two images as they gave the same appearance as the camera obscura does. This gives me a good indication to the way the rest of my project will appear and how I can experiment with it going forward.