Photographic Illusions: Collage and Digital Compositing
Influences
A course by Hugh Kretschmer , Photographer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Over the years, I've met with the same question time and time again: Where does my inspiration come from? My response: "It comes from a lifetime of seeing." There is no singular source at any given time; I see inspiration everywhere, even from a crumpled magazine lying in the street. At times, I can gain more inspiration from that than a visit to the Metropolitan Museum! But really, the question is: How does this inspiration influence my work? What do I take from these little encounters now running into the thousands? Of course, there are many exceptional artists that influence me too. The notable of which I will discuss in this lesson, and you can find listed below. ”
In this video lesson Hugh Kretschmer addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photographic Illusions: Collage and Digital Compositing. Discover a three-part process for creating surrealistic photos that use in-camera and post-production techniques to trick the eye.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In this lesson, I will talk about the artists who have influenced me to route my career. The first artist I'll talk about is Jerry Uelsmann. In 1973, my father gave me a book of his when I was 13 years old. This is soon after he introduced me to photography. When I opened up the pages, I knew at that moment that there was nothing I couldn't do with my photography. He was a surrealist photographer. He used this technique of combining multiple negatives on one sheet of photographic paper through a complicated masking system that he used. His work was very dreamlike and had huge p...”
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Course summary for: Photographic Illusions: Collage and Digital Compositing
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Collage, Digital Photography, Photographic Composition, Photography Post-production
Hugh Kretschmer
A course by Hugh Kretschmer
Hugh Kretschmer is a professional photo-illustrator born and raised in LA, California. One of seven children, he was raised among artists and at the age of 13, his father, a photo-instrumentation engineer for McDonnell, introduced him to his first camera. He later went on to receive an Honors in his fine art Bachelor’s degree from the ArtCenter College of Design, before moving to New York to begin his career.
His work has been described as fanciful, curious, imaginative, unusual, and even a little creepy. Whether whimsical or somewhat more serious, none of his pieces lack his characteristic touch of quirk and irony. Throughout the years, he has been recognized by the International Photography Awards, American Photography, Communication Arts, PDN Photo Annual, and The Society of Publication Designers. His work has also appeared in numerous industry publications, books, podcasts, and blogs including Graphis, Juxtapoz, Plastik Magazine, and Vision Magazine as well as auctioned through Sotheby’s and placed on permanent display at the 9/11 memorial. Additionally, he has given workshops both nationally and internationally and is a regular team leader at The Eddie Adams Workshop.
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