Project 8 - Surrealism

Project 7 -

The daguerreotype above was done in a traditional manner. Instead of using a silver-copper sheet treated in fumes, I attempted to give it the same effect digital. Using textures, photo editing software, and exc. The velvet-black background with the subject in front give it this beautiful sense of mystery. For instance, I picture it as a man exiting the essence of the dark with this grin on his face because he somehow has experienced the world. -Feel free to leave interpretations in the comments!    

I loved the bizarreness of this image, especially when made into a gum bichromate(using digital processes). It just had this spacey feel to it, that made me feel like I was on a different planet. Also the intensity, saturation, and mix of colors create this beautiful, yet mind blowing Image. After making the gum bichromate, I decided to mess around some more with it and turned it into a negative which gave it this really cool look to it. 

This panorama/vandyke print made me feel like I took this back in the 60's. Just because of how worn down the image is. I was able to give it this effect by using a variety of brushes, leaving some gaps of white. I also added 2 textures that are more visible in the bottom right area. 

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PRE-WORK:

Daguerrotype: The daguerreotype image is formed directly on a silver plated copper plate which was made light sensitive with a surface coating of iodine vapors

Cyanotype: The cyanotype process uses light sensitive iron salts instead of silver on paper.  The prints are characterized by their blue color, and are sometimes called blueprints

Gum Bichromate: is a 19th-century photographic printing process based on the light sensitivity of dichromates. It is capable of rendering painterly images from photographic negatives.