For this shoot I am not entirely sure how I am going to capture what I want to achieve but I am hoping that I am going to be able to get a good variety of images that I can piece together in a kind of multiple exposure way, but also through highlighting the ideas of surrealism and how they can be presented through the use of multiple imagery. I am going to make sure that I have a good location in mind and that I am able to get the correct lighting in order for me to piece all of the different images together. I am planning on putting together 3 to 4 images in order to create the surrealistic environments as I think that the more images that are in the image, the more advanced and developed the final image looks. I am also going to make sure that I have a wide variety of shots, so that I have a lot of choice when it comes to actually editing the photographs.
What I Hope To Achieve
For this shoot, I am looking at the work of Thomas Barbey in particular for inspiration, as he is the main photographer that I have looked at in regards to surrealistic multiple imagery. All of his work captures the surrealistic idea extremely well, which is why I am basically basing the entirety of my shoot on replicating his own work, but in my own style. After looking through all of his work, I like the way that he pieced together shoots from both the forest/woods and the city, to make them blend into one which I thought was very clever. Here is an example of what I am talking about and also what I am looking at mimicking.
Both of these images are quite advanced in the way that they have been edited so I don't think that I would be able to replicate the idea exactly as I obviously can't get some particular images needed to create these advanced edits. I can however, use the editing ideas as inspiration in my own work, which is what I am aiming to do when it comes to editing all of the images together.
What I Have Achieved
I managed to get some good shots for this shoot, although I think that I could've got a few more of a more busy lifestyle, however I couldn't get to somewhere where there would be more people. Even so, I managed to get some very simple images that allowed me to create a really nice and advanced looking surrealistic photograph.
This was the main edit that I produced from the shoot and I am really happy with how it turned out. The basic idea behind this particular photograph, was to make it look like there was a secret world as such, inside of the tree trunk which I think I have managed to portray well. The photo of the door within the hole in the tree makes it look like a sort of never ending photo that can continue to develop. I added the clouds at the top of the image to add to the overall idea of the surrealism in the photograph. I think it added to the overall look of the image, making it look like the tree is it's own sort of world with it's own specific environment.
I am also really happy with how this edit turned out. I didn't have much idea for this edit, I just hoped that I could put some images together and that it would look effective, which I think I have done to a good level. One again, I used the black and white effect so that everything would look a lot cleaner and put together. I think that the way I have managed to make it look like the two women are walking into the tree. I also thought that it would be a good idea to include the clouds at the top of the image to make it look like the tree has it's own environment.
What I Plan To Do Next
Within this shoot, I am going to expand the amount of edits that I have done, so that there is more of a range, developing many more surrealistic ideas. In regards to my next photoshoot, I am either going to look at fine art, multiple exposure developments or a change in time photoshoot, which I think would be the most interesting to explore.
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