Landscape Straight Images

Hannah Hoch Research

Hannah Höch was born Anna Therese Johanne Höch in Gotha, Germany. In 1912 she began classes at the School of Applied Arts in Berlin under the guidance of glass designer Harold Bergen.She chose the curriculum glass design and graphic arts, rather than fine arts, to please her father.^[ In 1914, at the start of World War I, she left the school and returned home to Gotha to work with the Red Cross.^[4] In 1915 she returned to school, entering the graphics class of Emil Orlik at the National Institute of the Museum of Arts and Crafts. Also in 1915, Höch began an influential friendship with Raoul Hausmann, a member of the Berlin Dada movement. Höch's involvement with the Berlin Dadaists began in earnest in 1917. After her schooling, she worked in the handicrafts department for Ullstein Verlag (The Ullstein Press), designing dress and embroidery patterns for Die Dame (The Lady) and Die Praktische Berlinerin (The Practical Berlin Woman). The influence of this early work and training can be seen in her later work involving references to dress patterns and textiles. From 1926 to 1929 she lived and worked in the Netherlands. Höch made many influential friendships over the years, with Kurt Schwitters and Piet Mondrian among others. Höch, along with Hausmann, was one of the first pioneers of the art form that would come to be known as photomontage.

4th Plinth Work Diary

Today we were given the task to take a photo of any given object, and place it in another photo of our own. Sometimes it  may not belong there, or it will look odd. That is the while loin tot the 4th plinth.

In order to create a 4th plinth image, I decided to photograph an image of my shoe. This specific shoe was big and hefty giving it a better robust look. MY other image is a photograph I took of back alley on an abandoned building. The two do not fit in with each other because most people would question why a random shoe was there, however, it also goes because you would expect to see someone wearing shoes, especially in that environment.

I used a quick selection tool to cut the background out of the boot. I needed to do this otherwise the beige background will be on the image of the alley. I found it rather difficult as I had lots of curves and little ins and outs, I had to mask it and paint in reed on the section I did not want, I also had to use the magic wand to get into grooves and corners. I also added new layers 

This is my final image. I think it looks okay. I defiantly think it could have gone better. Next time I would like to try and create it reversed. To put the landscape into the shoe instead. Overall I am happy with my result as a first time try.

Composite/ Manipulation 4th plinth ideas

Ideas…

• Flower Plant
• Dr Martens
• Book
• Glove
• Foot
• rubix cube
• alcohol

Landscape Work Diary

In this lesson we were asked to take landscapes. However the day was very windy so I struggled to keep the tripod up right. I decided since my photos came out mostly dull and/or shaky, I would re-take them in my own time.

I didn't find landscape to be a hugely interesting topic for me, I did however like the ending product of my photos.

I like this photo because I feel like it shows a gloomy side of landscapes. Typically, landscapes are beautiful open scenery but this is closed in and dark. I like the contrast between the only slight sun set between the trees and the dark settings around.

I did not like this photo:

I didn't like this photo very much. the reason being was it was quite blurry and didn't seem to represent landscapes that much in my opinion. It may be because the side of the window cut half the picture off making it more into portrait mode.

Progression

Next time i would like to try and do some typical landscapes, or take landscapes with a reoccurring theme such as a woman doing the same pose in every photo. I feel like it would mean a to more to have a theme within the photos.

for example:

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Rut Blees Luxemburg Research

Rut Blees Luxemburg is a German photographer. Her technique is to take photographs at night, mostly exploring the urban landscape.She is a Tutor at the Royal College of Art.

Her photograph, "Towering Inferno" was used as the cover art for The Streets' debut album Original Pirate Material. The photo depicts the beauty of a lit up council tower block. She also contributed "A Modern Project" for use as the cover of Bloc Party's second album, A Weekend in the City.

Rut Blees Luxemburg is a German photographer who studied photography at London College of Communication and gained her last formal education at the University of Westminster. Luxemburg’s technique is to take photographs at night, mostly exploring the urban landscape. Employing long exposures allows her to use the light emanating from the street only, for instance from office blocks or street lights.