Photographic Illusions: Collage and Digital Compositing
The Sketch
A course by Hugh Kretschmer , Photographer
About the video: The Sketch
Overview
“Next, I will explain the importance of sketching out your concept. This step will inform your composition, color choices, lighting, 3D collage, and digital composite. I will then discuss the impact of juxtaposition, contrasting aspects such as size, and how this can bring surrealism and visual flavor to your imagery. Finally, you will learn some shortcuts and handy drawing techniques to improve your sketching ability. ”
In this video lesson Hugh Kretschmer addresses the topic: The Sketch, 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
“ The Sketch In this lesson, I'll talk about my technique for sketching. This is the basic sketch for this particular idea. This was an idea that I had about 10 years ago. I didn't follow through with it because I didn't know how to create the water effect that ended up in this eventual collage. I start off with basic shapes. This sketch is made of cylinders here. You've got spheres going on here, squares, and whatnot. That's what I'm working with, basic shapes and putting them together to create an image like this. You don't necessarily need to be a Da Vinci or a Rembrandt to create a dece...”
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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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