Research for LRRH

The next thing I completed for this task was research on other artist or photographers that could link to my tale.

The first artist I found was ANNIE LEIBOVITZ; she is an American photographer, She has done lots of other pieces of work but one which she has done recently was one that she worked on magazine photography and shot celebrities dressed up as fairy tale characters for a Disney campaign. This works and links very well with the task that I am completing, as the photos that are below show how lots of manipulation and work would have gone into it to create such realistic images of which are animated. This links with our task as the idea of the photos is very much similar and to do this, photo shop is needed.

Peter Pan and Pocahontas

Cinderella and Snow white

Another artist was SANDY SKOGLUND; she is an American photographer and an installation artist. Her work is very abstract and shows a obvious use of manipulation. She creates surrealist images by building her elaborate sets. Her images consist of many overwhelming colours capturing the differences between night and light, contrast is the main element.

For Sandy and many other artists base their work on relying on photo shop manipulation and also creating their own sets which is exactly what our task is to do. For example: LRRH set is possibly in a forest, or cottage and the photo shop needed would either be the wolf or granny.

Here are a few photos from Sandy's Work:

Radio-active catsFox games Revenge of the Goldfish

Both the artists are good example of showing how well using manipulation can work and the outcome that could come from it, if it all turns out well. So in our task, so far I am finding it a challenge to get used to using photo shop as my main element rather than just taking the photos and being done. It is shown how the use of photo shop works well in many images and the manipulation on the colour, morphing and so on shows a different aspect of photography and that it brings excitement and different feelings to the photos. But with practise will bring those, hopefully, to my photos from this task.