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Juxtaposynthesis |
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The objective
for this project is to create a photograph of an imaginary object that is
the combination of two dissimilar things. In other words, juxtapose two
objects and create a synthesis so that the end result is more or less believable.
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Either scan
or use the digital camera to create beginning images. You can also use found
photographs. |
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Create a simple
setting for your object. Create shadows and appropriate blurs to make the
space convincing. |
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Pay particular
attention to color and reflected light so that the environment in which
your object sits both effects and is effected by the object. |
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Project One:
take the surface texture from one object and apply it to another to create
a strange hybrid. |
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Project Two:
make a tool or utensil that looks like it may have a function but is some
odd combination of elements. |
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Project Three:
take something that belongs in one environment and put it into another in
which it does not belong. |
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Project Four:
change something subtle but profound in an easily recognizible scene. |
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Look also at
the work of |
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When using
found photos, try to use stock photography, and try to use images that are
not already more powerful than your final image. The source photo should
not be more creative than your juxtaposynthesis. |
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Create your
images in psd (photoshop format) at 300 dpi, for printing. Save final image
in jpeg format at 72 dpi for the web. Always keep the higher resolution
(300dpi) image for future reference. |
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Photoshop effects
should be transparent; that is, we should not be aware of them or wonder
about which ones you used. You should make the focus the object or the scene,
not how you did it. |
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Complete three
of the described projects. Have one completed by Friday, Oct. 3, and have
another by Monday, Oct. 6. The last one by the next Monday, Oct. 13. |
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