what are altered landscapes?
Altered landscapes are photographs of landscapes that are digitally or physically altered to create an entirely different photograph, that has a new intention and way of being interpreted. These photographs may end up becoming more abstract and modern looking, than the traditional landscape photography.
examples of altered landscapes
I have decided to look closer at the photographer, MICAH DANGES, as I like how they remove a part of the photograph, and replace it with a colour. I think it looks very effective and allows the viewer to use their imagination, as to what was in the area previously.
examples of MICAH DANGES work
my experiments, using MICAH DANGES techniques
With this experiment, I used the magnetic lasso tool, which meant I could cut out an exact portion of my photograph, and fill it with a colour of choice. However I didn’t think this looked similar to what DANGES did, so I decided to try something different on the next experiment.
With this experiment, I just used the standard lasso tool, to remove a section of my photograph, and replace it with a colour, and similarly with my other experiment, I didn’t feel it was directly inspired by DANGES, as the coloured part didn’t relate to the photograph.
With this experiment, I decided to remove and replace a portion of the rock face, which I think worked particularly well, as the viewer has to work out and interpret what I have removed. I also think the colour that I have used complements the photograph too, and juxtaposes with the rough sea.
In this experiment, I used the lasso tool again, as I liked the freedom it gave me to remove a certain part of the photograph. I removed this area, because the viewer could interpret it any way, as anything could be behind the green area, which makes it quite interesting.
For this experiment, I tried out removing more than one area, however I don’t really like the outcome, as I think it looks more abstract with only one area removed. Because of this I decided to retry this experiment again.
For this experiment, I removed the area where the man and the dog were, and I like how it has turned out. This is because it could be interpreted that there is a figure in the foreground, or other objects, which would lead the viewer imagining what the object is, and why it has been covered. This is my favourite experiment outcome, because it is exactly what I imagined my outcomes to look like.
In this experiment I removed the letters with lasso tool, but I didn’t really like how it turned out. I also don’t think I would use urban landscape photographs in this experiment, as it doesn’t really fit what I am trying to achieve.
For this experiment, I tried to remove two parts of the photograph. I think it turned out better than my other outcome, where I removed multiple sections. This is because these parts look as if they are covering people or objects, which don’t want to be in the photograph, however the viewer could interpret in any way they could.
In this experiment, I decided to remove the shed, as I thought it would be interesting to cover the focus of the photograph, to allow the viewer to use their imagination and decide what the focus was themselves, whether it be a house, a car or a person.
Overall, I am impressed with my outcomes as they bring a totally different intention to all my photographs and allow them to be viewed in a different way, than they were previously.