March 28, 2015

CT&D #41. Design Output

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Output can be as important as the design. What is the story that is created with the example work below utilizing composites? Yes, it is a photograph, but what does the addition piece add? Output to me is just as important as the conceptual and processing parts of design. For instance, when using Photoshop to create and / or develop a photographic idea (sometimes from scratch, as in planning before a shoot), usually I feel compelled to add
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March 28, 2015

CT&D #40. Composites in Artwork

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Among the work produced by Henry Peach Robinson (http://www.museumsyndicate.com/artist.php?artist=262) were composites via film and images, both of which visually told very poignant stories through various pieces. That being said, what kind of story you are going to tell with your composite (idea)? Looking at Robinson’s various composite pieces, I noticed quite a few details that make his blended artwork (an original photo of someone or something plus the background or figure of something / someone else) look
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March 28, 2015

CT&D #39. Grayscale vs. Color

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The strength of gray scale vs color is very distinct. Which is more powerful and why? What is the emotional reaction created by either? Being exposed to works of art and learning about the appropriate usages of grayscale and color, I do have to agree that they are distinct forms of artistic expression. With that said, I do believe that using one style over the other in terms of evoking a powerful tone, mood, and /
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