Use ctrl A to outline first image then copy and paste to second image

Use ctrl t to select second image

Select layer, use rectangular marquee tool then delete the selected section

Cut out the second image and place on top of the original using the brush tool to erase parts of image to fit

inspired by Mary-ellen Bartley I created some images of my own:

I then edited some of the images on lightroom to make them look more like Mary-Ellen Bartley’s outcomes:

Mary Ellen Bartley is known for her photographs looking at the tactile and formal qualities of the printed book, she photographs stacked paperback books that are minimal minimal and can be used as sculptures. 

inspired by her unique aesthetic I decided to try and recreate our own version inspired her style:

These are my favourite montages – physical and using photoshop

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MY FINAL HOME PROJECT IMAGES

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EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT

To start with I did a still life photoshoot in the studio:

The first photoshoot was groups of sea objects where I was able to experiment with different lighting/colours and the depth of field.

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I then focused more on single objects that I had a personal connection with.

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I then started to make digital edits:

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And physical edits:

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I then focused on displaying these images:

Overall, I am happy with how my project ‘HOME’ turned out but I do think I could have done a lot better and put more effort in to take my work to the next level. I think it was an experience that opened my eyes to the endless capabilities of photography while still letting me learn and explore the way I like to create and display my work. From making these pieces, I have learnt how to use a blog (where I have detailed each step of my journey), Photoshop, Lightroom, and explored new camera settings. I believe I will learn a lot from the project and take into account what I liked and disliked in each area when creating new projects. In conclusion, I really like the final pieces I created but I have a lot to learn and work on.

Physical:

Here are some images I printed out and used techniques such as cutting, ripping, taping, gluing etc to piece them together into a montage.

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Using Photoshop:

The images below show some images I compiled and layered next to/on-top of each other:

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Then I played around with the OPACITY on Photoshop to layer the images i a different way which gave them a more artistic and abstract feel to the photos:

From all of my edits these are my final images:

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What is new objectivity?

New objectivity is a German style of photography that started in the 1920s to challenge and go against expressionism. New objectivity often focused on the objective world rather than the more romanised and abstract ideas of expressionism.

Albert Renger-Patzsch

Albert Renger-Patzsch (June 22, 1897 – September 27, 1966) was a German photographer associated with the New objectivity. Renger-Patzsch was born in Würzburg and began making photographs by age twelve. In the early 1920s he worked as a press photographer for the Chicago Tribune before becoming a freelancer and, in 1925, publishing a book, Das Chorgestühl von Kappenberg (The Choir Stalls of Cappenberg). He had his first museum exhibition in Luhbeck in 1927.

Examples of his work