WORKING
FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS
FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS
Make the composition your own
Don’t follow photographic colour
Don’t trust photographic values (tones/colours)
Manage detail and edges
Beware of ambiguous or awkward areas of the photograph
Let go of the photo
- When photographing subjects of interest, don’t attempt to compose the perfect picture in the camera.
- Shoot at a wider angle.
- Include more in the image with the intention of exploring compositional variations later.
- Include close ups of detail
Don’t follow photographic colour
- Work from a black-and-white photo.
- This can be a stretch, but it will force you to be more original and inventive with your colour choices
Don’t trust photographic values (tones/colours)
- The most misleading type of information provided by the photograph is its value relationships
Manage detail and edges
- Artists control attention and interest in their artwork by not giving equal weight to all detail.
Beware of ambiguous or awkward areas of the photograph
- Some characteristics such as backlighting, strong contrast of light/shadow, strange colours etc acceptable in a realistic photo, when brought into our artwork may seem ambiguous or poorly drawn
Let go of the photo
- If you are constantly looking at the photo, you will be pulled in its direction and begin to make less creative choices.
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