Editing in the style of Keld Helmer-Petersen

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For this work, I will be attempting to edit in the style of Keld Helmer-Petersen. I will be choosing two photos, which I think are successful and will work well in his style where he uses sharp edges to create abstract shapes and bringing them into photoshop where I will edit them and then I will compare them to his work and see which one I like more and I think shows a better influence of huis work to mine.

Editing in photoshop #1 –

First I brought the photo into photoshop and chose the effect “Threshold” which transforms it into a graphic, abstract effect.
I then brought the brightness down to make it slightly darker and brought up the contrast which created this effect from where the plastic has been wrapped around the pole to give the photo some more dimension which I really like.
This is my final image which I created and I really like it because I think that Helmer-Petersen’s influence is clearly seen within this piece but as I decided to add another level of dimension to the photograph I think that it adds another layer of abstract as you are able to faintly see where the plastic wraps around the pole and the faint pattern of it in the background as well, giving it more depth.

Editing in photoshop #2 –

I brought this picture into photoshop and used the “Threshold effect” to change it into a graphic, abstract black and white effect.
To add some more dimension to the photo I changed the brightness and contrast which adds a small effect that the metal is shiny which can be seen, I really like this.
I think that this is successful with the way that it turned out because I like how the metal tubes appear as if they are shiny as it is able to give them another layer of depth and make them seem more industrial and defined so that they don’t get lost within the white.

Comparison to Keld Helmer-Petersen –

  • Keld Helmer-Petersen’s work
  • My work

I enjoyed working in the style of Keld Helmer-Petersen and chose this photo of my work as my most successful edit which I completed to compare with Keld Helmer-Petersen’s work because I really like how both of the photos have sharp, bold and black lines which shows the structure of the object well but also creates the illusion which you don’t really know what it actually is because the lines are quite vague with their descriptions so it leaves a lot to the imagination, which I think creates a successful edit in his style as the photos aren’t quite clear in what they are which is what I wanted to incorporate in to my work as well. I also like how my photo has different layer to it to make the industrial object appear shiny because I think that it helps to break up the solid black lines and give the photo that extra layer of dimension and individuality as it won’t be the same on another photo due to the lighting from the sun and the weather whereas Petersen’s work uses more bold, black and defined lines which I didn’t really like.

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