Photography is a form of art that can be used to capture anything in the world. It may not seem like it, but light plays an important role in what makes a good photo. It permits us to bring information and, more importantly, emotion in an image. In order to create a successful photo that people will enjoy viewing for many years, it’s essential to know how light can affect your picture.
We’ve been discussing the effect of light in the past two posts (Light Direction and Hard Lighting vs Soft Lighting
Light, as you may know, is a fundamental part of photography. Often for beginners, the direction of light is accidental.
As you may already know, the literal meaning of photography is “drawing with light”. Light is the key ingredient in all photography, without which it would be impossible to capture images.
Digital collage is a great way to express yourself creatively, as shown by the five digital collage artists featured in our series over the last five weeks. All of these contemporary digital collage artists, whether they work with digital media or paper, are inventing new methods to make collage.
Surrealists perceive collage as a way to show what they consider the ultimate poetic process of the human psyche and the uniting of individual objects to create something new. This is where digital collage artist Vesna Pei (aka Becha) gets creative inspiration.
Art exists solely for its own sake, and every piece of artwork has a personal agenda of the artist; a "magical" motive that inspired its creation, as is the case with the digital collage artwork Maia Chávez Corzo creates. The exceptional quality of her digital collage artwork was attributed to her technique of using an abundance of color, traditional techniques, and symmetrical balance.
Why do old photographs create wonderful digital collages? Using vintage pictures in a collage lends fresh significance to a certain historical event. A picture collage of vintage images provides an excellent great conversation piece.
When it comes to creating digital collages, Selman Hoşgör's skills shine most in this area.
Collage was a major leap forward in the evolution of the cubist art movement, and as a result, it also marked a major milestone in the development of modernist art in the 20th century.
Sebastian Onufszak, a digital collage artist, has so far been able to harness the power of technology in order to create remarkable works of digital collage art using Photoshop.
Images are so powerful and Christian Barthold has created compelling digital collages to uphold women’s rights. These works were commissioned the American online magazine, Shagmag and deal with gender-sensitive issues. Each digital collage challenges how we value women and reject gender stereotypes.
