The developing process for the assessment pieces has really taught me about black, white and clear edges. Before this topic I would not have paid much to any attention at all to these details, but now there's no going back!
Having a bunch of photos to decide from is hard because more often than not, I am not nailing all of these important aspects in just one photo they are spread across the bunch...
(Girl who missed the subway - NYC - William Darhy)
And if there is a perfect photo with lovely blacks, clear defined whites/light greys and well highlighted frame edges, there's probably going to be a chamois mark or piece of hair in the final print.
Nevertheless I am on the road to lovely photos.
Also in class the other week we had a guest Adelaide artist, Aurelia Carbone.
She does a lot of Diorama work (which many people mistake for VFX imagery) as well as other related optical illusion photography as well.
Some things I really enjoyed that she had to say was that she couldn't get passed a credit throughout her studies. Something I sympathise with her. She also duly notes that she likes to be very open about her work rather than secretive and self obsessed like a lot of other photographer/artists are or can be.
She likes to call her characters in her dioramas puppets rather than dolls because puppets tell a story.
Here is an example of her optical illusion work.
Although I am not so much interested in her style of work, I found it a very valuable experience talking about her work and the direction she has traveled in her artistic journeys.
I wish her the best of luck in the future as she definitely deserves it!
You go girl!
