Sureality

Joel Peter Witkin

I looked up every artist on the list and i couldnt really find any that i liked. What I didn't like about them was that they are provocative and  uncomfortable. Joel petter witkin caught my attention untill i did more research on him and watched a series on him called "vile bodies" first of all, i lost my appetite and second in time i started likeing what he was saying his explanitons and descriptions totaly changed my mind.
I also like Francesca Woodman angel series but again in a differnet way its all very depressing, which proablly was the mood of the photos because she ended up killin her self.


So I am leaning towards Man Ray or  Salvador Dali. I like how Man Ray sees things and shapes as objects like in these two images

and i like the colors in salvador dali and the idea in the photo below, a blooming rose in a desert above everything, and allot of his dessert pieces are interesting i like the idea of things being out of place

PHOTOS

Before & After

I  hose this image because i like the silhouette of the angel wings. 

I adjusted the curves because the light in the background needed to be enhanced and the plant in front of the angle was distracting from the effect i wanted to achieve. 

Berfore & After

I chose this photo because  the colors of the owl was  supported by the houses in the background. I adjust the levels to make add a richness to  the photo and cropped it so the owl lies within a point of thirds both vertically and horizontally. 

Before & After

I took about twenty photos of this gate and stairway and the only ones that were framed properly were way to light. After trying to manipulate pictures that were missing a little here or there i  decided I would try to work with one of the overly lit pictures. Messing around with the levels I got a couple really neat results but i was most happy with this one.