Man Ray Parody

For the first photoshoot of the new semester, we did an artist parody shirt. Everyone in the class got to choose a different photographer to create a presentation for, as well as take 30 images that somehow reflect the artist's style. Man Ray is a photographer that takes images of strange objects with dramatic lighting, because of this, I took most of my images in my basement where I could really focus on getting the feeling of drama using his lighting technique. By using objects around my house as well as photoshop, I was able to capture Man Ray's style throughout my photoshoot. While taking my images, I also focused on the basic rules of composition. By using the rule of thirds, I was able to make my objets even more dramatic. Like I said before, I found strange objects around my home with interesting textures and photoshopped them together. For example, in the image above I took a dramatic picture of my hand and photoshopped water droplets in the background. The final image created turned out to be especially dramatic as well as interesting. I used my voice throughout the shoot by adding bits of color that man ray would not normally use. This assignment helped me to pick out weird objects, even if I see them everyday. I feel like I was very strong throughout this project. I should have added some more information about Man Ray in my powerpoint, but other than that, I would say everything was pretty strong. If I had an opportunity to change this assignment, I would not change it because it was a great learning experience.