David Hockney
Analysis
David Hockney is an English painter, designer and photographer. He is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. David Hockney is connected to the Pop Art movement. This movement was interested in responding to Popular Culture. Hockney created photojoiners that consisted of photographs taken of the same object from different perspectives. The images were then collaged together to recreate the place, person or object even though the overall appearance may look distorted. This work connects with the Cubist movement, one of Hockney's major aims.
Hockney's photojoiners were created using a mixture of Polaroid and 35mm film photographs. The pictures resemble Cubism, pioneered by Pablo Picasso, because the photographs are taken from different perspectives and at sometimes at different times of the day. Even though the separate photos don't mean much by themselves, when they are placed together they create a story as if the person looking at it is moving through the room or scanning the object.
David Hockney is an English painter, designer and photographer. He is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. David Hockney is connected to the Pop Art movement. This movement was interested in responding to Popular Culture. Hockney created photojoiners that consisted of photographs taken of the same object from different perspectives. The images were then collaged together to recreate the place, person or object even though the overall appearance may look distorted. This work connects with the Cubist movement, one of Hockney's major aims.
Hockney's photojoiners were created using a mixture of Polaroid and 35mm film photographs. The pictures resemble Cubism, pioneered by Pablo Picasso, because the photographs are taken from different perspectives and at sometimes at different times of the day. Even though the separate photos don't mean much by themselves, when they are placed together they create a story as if the person looking at it is moving through the room or scanning the object.
My Response
I made three images in the style of David Hockney's photojoiners. The first is of a chair, the second our kitchen and the third is of my brother playing Play Station.
I made three images in the style of David Hockney's photojoiners. The first is of a chair, the second our kitchen and the third is of my brother playing Play Station.
What Went Well
The chair works very well in front of the pink wall. The final picture isn't too complicated. There isn't any part of the picture that has holes in where I missed a spot. The picture shown is my second version of this chair. The first one did not work because the pictures would not overlap in Photoshop. This is because I moved around the chair too much instead of staying in one spot and moving the camera angle.
Even Better If
I think that the picture is a bit too simple. I should have taken more photos closer together to make it more interesting. There are only about 12 photos making up the final image.
The chair works very well in front of the pink wall. The final picture isn't too complicated. There isn't any part of the picture that has holes in where I missed a spot. The picture shown is my second version of this chair. The first one did not work because the pictures would not overlap in Photoshop. This is because I moved around the chair too much instead of staying in one spot and moving the camera angle.
Even Better If
I think that the picture is a bit too simple. I should have taken more photos closer together to make it more interesting. There are only about 12 photos making up the final image.
What Went Well
I set the camera on manual mode and did not make any adjustments to the shutter speed or aperture. The photos are exposed slightly differently and the colours are also a bit different on the blue wall. This is because the light outside changed while I was taking the pictures. This helps separate the layers. Also I like the how the picture shows the pink hallway and not just one room.
Even Better If
I think the picture would look nicer if I had tidied up the kitchen and planned how it was going to look. I angled the camera too much on some of the photos and Photoshop could not use them in the collage, so next time I will not turn the camera so far. I also think I could have used a more interesting place to take the pictures from instead of just standing with the camera at head height.
I set the camera on manual mode and did not make any adjustments to the shutter speed or aperture. The photos are exposed slightly differently and the colours are also a bit different on the blue wall. This is because the light outside changed while I was taking the pictures. This helps separate the layers. Also I like the how the picture shows the pink hallway and not just one room.
Even Better If
I think the picture would look nicer if I had tidied up the kitchen and planned how it was going to look. I angled the camera too much on some of the photos and Photoshop could not use them in the collage, so next time I will not turn the camera so far. I also think I could have used a more interesting place to take the pictures from instead of just standing with the camera at head height.
What Went Well
All of the photos in this picture are sharp, even though the room was quite dark. I had to set the ISO to 640 to let enough light into the camera. I closed the blinds because the sunlight coming in through the window was too bright. I took a lot of photos which meant I had plenty to chose from.
Even Better If
I think the light is a bit boring. I could have adjusted the blinds a little bit for each photo. This would have meant that each photo would have slightly different lighting. I think this would have made the different layers on the final picture stand out from each other.
All of the photos in this picture are sharp, even though the room was quite dark. I had to set the ISO to 640 to let enough light into the camera. I closed the blinds because the sunlight coming in through the window was too bright. I took a lot of photos which meant I had plenty to chose from.
Even Better If
I think the light is a bit boring. I could have adjusted the blinds a little bit for each photo. This would have meant that each photo would have slightly different lighting. I think this would have made the different layers on the final picture stand out from each other.