Composite Images Work Diary

Composite Images

Evaluation
I created two sets of composite images, the first attempt of this topic didn't go that well because I chose the wrong objects as they didn't match with the location I chose. However, my second attempt turned out better than the first.

These first two images were my first attempt at trying to create some composite images. The idea I had didn't turn out well, I was expecting to try and create the objects like people but I struggled with this. If I had

chosen different objects it may have turned out well. A perfume bottle and lipstick doesn't really compliment the location that I have chose which is why it didn't turn out as well as I hoped. 

   

As my first attempt at composite images didn't turn out as well as I hoped I tried to create them again but with a different object and the same location. I think this object worked well with this location as it is cartoon character and graffiti is often associated with cartoon characters and writing. Also, this area looks like a rough area and not very upper class, this can link to the fact that the character is a shark because they represent fear. 

Composite Image Making Image Bank

I chose this image because I like how it has a deeper meaning that just that his upper body has been changed and replaced with smoke. The deeper meaning of this image could be the fact that this is how some people feel underneath and in their head but they fail to show it. I like that the shape of the head can still be seen if you look closely. Also, the fact that they have used white smoke gives the image a great effect because the rest of the image is dull and dark which makes the smoke stand out more. I can use this in my work by replacing something in an image with something completely but make it still look realistic. 

I chose this image because I like that just by removing the man from the image makes it a lot better. Also the way they have changed the lighting makes the image look brighter and more attractive than the original image which is much duller and boring. The fact that they have also taken away the shadow of the mountain in the background   makes the image better too because it reduces the darkness in the image and makes it appear happier and brighter. I can use this in my images because I can take someone completely out of an image to make it better.

I chose this image because I like that it almost tells a story of this one girl. When you first look at the image you think the girl in the right corner is taking a picture of a girl in the mirror but it is the same girl when you look closely. The way she has incorporated herself into the image more than once is clever because at first look we think we are looking at different people. The section of the image which interests me the most is the mirror section which shows her wearing one outfit in the mirror but looking into the mirror she is wearing a different outfit. I can incorporate this into my image by using something similar by using a mirror. 

I chose this image because I like how we can see the motion that the woman has taken and the fact that the background has been made duller so we can focus fully on the woman's movements. Although this image has been manipulated I like that it looks realistic as we can't really tell it has been changed. I can use ideas like this in my work because I can manipulate a photo by following someones movements and showing them in one image.

I chose this image because I like how it has been manipulated where we see something as it is but in a different way. In this image we see a hand but it is acting as a statue or a wall. I think by adding the bird onto the hand gives a good effect because it acts more like a statue and a wall instead of us thinking of it as a hand. I can use ideas like this in my work because I can manipulate images by inserting elements that don't actually belong there but look like they belong.

Composite Image Making

Composite image making is how an image is made using several other images which have been manipulated to form the image. I think composite image making is right for magazines in some circumstances because the editor of the magazine has to make the cover look approachable so people will buy it. However, if it is being used to change how someone looks completely to show how people are supposed to look I think this is wrong as it gives false hope to people who are viewing this image. It shouldn't be used if it is set up to lie to someone, for example if it is used on the news this isn't right because people want to see the real things that are happening rather than a made up image that may extend the truth of what is actually happening.

We use photoshop to manipulate the captured image to an extent determined by the artist/retoucher. In some senses photoshop is used in a reasonable way to colour balance, contrast, cropping. In other senses such as retouching and airbrushing to an extent is okay but if is completely changing the look of someone then it is wrong. It is completely wrong to composition a person because it is changing the person completely to look like a different person.

In this case I think composite imaging is wrong as they have changes the appearance of his skin which can be seen as controversial as they are playing with his race. By making him darker they are saying that he looks more guilty. This can be seen as racist as they are showing that people with darker skin look more guilty. It would be the same if they had made his skin lighter and said he looks more approachable just because he has lighter skin. Composite imaging should absolutely not be used in this way at all. 

In this case I think composite imaging is acceptable because it has just been used to create a nice image. There is nothing controversial about this image, it doesn't offend anyone in anyway. This picture may just be being used for an advert in a magazine which we all know composite imaging is used to make the adept look more inciting so we take a second look. If composite imaging was used in this case it is acceptable because nobody takes office to it.

This is a composite image I made using Photoshop. To create this image I used two images, on of the River Thames and a rubber duck. It shows three ducks on the Thames to appear as if they are actually floating which we obviously know isn't real. In this case we can see that composite imaging has been used so we learn to accept it. If this was being used to convince someone that this had really happened it would be wrong because it is a lie.