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Digital Photography & Imaging - WEEK 9

WEEK 9 (23.11.2023)

Tracy Angeline Tio / 0362222 / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

Digital Photography & Imaging / Taylor's University

1. LECTURES
DIGITAL SURREALISM

1. 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.
Fig 1.1 The Difference Between Realism & Surrealism Week 9 24/11/2023
- For This Lectures, We learn more about Surrealism

2. Surrealism
- Surrealism defied logic. Surrealism was a movement in visual art and literature that flourished in Europe between World Wars I and II. 
- Surrealism has no unified style, but, in painting, one can distinguish a range of possibilities falling between two extremes.
- One of the most surrealist iconic artist like Salvador Dali, Fueled by the teachings of Freud and the rebellious work of Dada artists.
Fig 1.2 Example of Surrealism Work by Salvador Dali Week 9 24/11/2023
- Salvador Dali was a spanish surrealist painter and printmaker known for exploring subconscious imagery.

3. Dadaism, Dada Art, Dadaist
- Dadaism is an artistic movement from the early 20th century, predating surrealism and with its roots in a number of major European artistic capitals. Developed in response to the horrors of WW1 the dada movement rejected reason, rationality, and order of the emerging capitalist society, instead favoring chaos, nonsense, and anti-bourgeois sentiment.
- A dadaism is often characterized by humor and whimsy, tending towards the absurd. This kind attittude was used as a satirical critique of the prevealing societal and political system.
- Dada Art is a result of the artwork using dadaism techniques. Here are some example of Famous Dada Art.
Fig 1.3 Example of Dada Art Marcel Duchamp's Fountain (1917) Week 9 24/11/2023
- Meanwhile, Dadaist is the person who did/do the dada Art. Example : Marcel Duchamp's, Man Ray, Raoul Hausmann, etc.

- The relative between Surrealism and Dada :
  • Surrealism grew principally out of the earlier Dada movement, which, before World War I, produced works of anti-art that deliberately defied reason. Surrealism’s emphasis, however, was not on negation but on positive expression.
  • Surrealism did adopt Dada’s preoccupation with the bizarre, the irrational, and the fantastic as well as Dada artists’ reliance on accident and chance.
4. 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.

Fig 1.4 Example of Digital Surrealism Week 9 24/11/2023

- To start creating surrealism artworks, there are a few ideas to begin which is : 
Fig 1.5 Digital Surrealism Week 9 24/11/2023
- Step by Step to start creating digital surrealism : 
  • 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.
Fig 1.6 Capturing your dream Week 9 24/11/2023
  • 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.
- Photoshop makes it easier than ever to create surrealist images, requiring just a modicum of photomontage skill to produce impressive results.
Fig 1.7 Example of Digital Surrealism in Photoshop Week 9 24/11/2023

NOTES : On this task, Refer to : Week 5 Digital Photography
2. INSTRUCTIONS
3. TUTORIAL
Below are the video given by Mr Fauzi in google classroom. Because in this week, we're not assigned to create surrealism (It's for next week), I added some video in Week 6.
Fig 3.1 How to create loop animation for ig stories Week 9 25/11/2023

Fig 3.2 Basic Photography in 10 Minutes Week 9 25/11/2023

Fig 3.3 Shooting with One Light and Smartphone Week 9 25/11/2023

Fig 3.4 Creative Product Photography At Home Week 9 25/11/2023
4. PRACTICAL
On this week, we're assigned to create conceptual product photoshop using various lighting techniques. Firstly we need to began the research by finding 2-3 object in our place to combine it. Sketch it on paper/tablet and showed it to Mr Fauzi for choosing the best one.

1. REFERENCE/ MOODBOARD (3) - WEEK 9
Fig 4.1 Reference/Moodboard Week 9 25/11/2023
Link For Each Poster : (Click it)

2. IDEA AND SKETCHES - WEEK 9
I began the research in the class after Mr Fauzi explained the task. I tried to figure it out objects around me which is bottle that i always bring, Charger in my class table, Stationery in my pencil case, Fan in my bag, and Snack in my bag. After the research, i do recap all of my idea and small description below :
1. Maggi Hot Cup and Zebra Tumbler
Fig 4.2 Sketch #1 Week 9 25/11/2023
DESCRIPTION : This is the first idea that popped on my mind because the tumbler is in front of me. I start to thinking round object that matches the bottle cap,and realized that Popmie is the match one. Moreover, we could eat maggi with the hot water in tumbler.

2. Portable Mini Fan and Stabilo Boss
Fig 4.3 Sketch #2 Week 9 25/11/2023
DESCRIPTION : Fan handle could be the things that could replaced, Resulting stabilo as the handle. When using stabilo, we could also use fan to make it fast to dried.

3. Laptop Charger and Mucnhy's Crackers
Fig 4.4 Sketch #3 Week 9 25/11/2023
DESCRIPTION : It could means the energy charger because mostly we need to eat before doing task.

4. Comb and Ribena Blackcurrant
Fig 4.5 Sketch #4 Week 9 25/11/2023
DESCRIPTION : It could be fun if ribena straw had many branch like comb, so it is easier if we want to sharing.

5. Smartphone and Twisties
Fig 4.6 Sketch #5 Week 9 25/11/2023
DESCRIPTION : These objects looks interesting together. Playing smartphone while eating snacks is the common things people do.

PDF Version : 
Fig 4.7 Idea and Sketches Week 9 25/11/2023

3. MOCK-UP - WEEK 10
I followed Mr Fauzi Feedback that said the idea #1 and #2 is good. At the end I decided to go with the idea #1 : Maggi and Tumbler. On the class, I took photo of my object. Below are the result.
Fig 4.8 Maggi and Tumbler Using Yellow Light Week 10 30/11/2023

Fig 4.9 Maggi and Tumbler Using Normal Light Week 10 30/11/2023

Fig 4.10 Behind The Scene when Taking Photo Week 10 30/11/2023
After receiving feedback from Mr Fauzi to choosing the best one, I decided to go on the Fig 4.9 using normal light. I moved to photoshop to combine these two object.

Because the maggi picture seems no good for me, I retake the picture in my house.
Fig 4.11 Retaken Picture Week 10 03/12/2023

Photo Manipulation on Photoshop progress :
Fig 4.12 Step 1-3 JPG Week 10 03/12/2023

Fig 4.13 Step 4-6 JPG Week 10 03/12/2023
Fig 4.14 Step 7-9 JPG Week 10 03/12/2023
Fig 4.15 Step 10 and Final JPG Week 10 03/12/2023

Fig 4.16 Photo Manipulation Progress in PDF Week 10 03/12/2023

4. FINAL OUTCOME - WEEK 11
Fig 4.17 Final Photo Manipulation "Maggi on Tumblr" JPG Week 10 03/12/2023

DESCRIPTION : When I saw my tumblr in front of me, I had an idea to create on it and find a round shape to match on the bottom. As a result, I found these maggi hot cups in the cupboard in my house. Because they had similar shapes, I tried to combine it and the idea got approved. There's a meaning between these objects. We could add hot water on maggi and close it with the bottle cap. It is easy to bring because it has a handle to grab it whenever you walk.

Fig 4.18 Project 2B PDF Week 10 03/12/2023
5. FEEDBACK
WEEK 9 
Based on the 5 sketched i showed up to Mr Fauzi, He choose the #1 (Tumblr and Maggi)and #2 (Mini Fan and Stabilo) because it is easier to bring up.

WEEK 10
From the photo that i took using different lighting, Mr Fauzi said that Photo with normal lighting had a potential to be developed. He told me that using the yellow light mades the object color too heavy instead of normal light.

 

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