Surreal: Making the impossible seen some type of way realistic by mergining photos together to manipulate reality.
I believe this photo to be a beautiful representation of Surreal Photography because it capture something impossible/out of this world and makes it seem as though it was a true part of reality. This aspect makes it a true specimen of Surreal Photography, because making the impossible seem possible is the underlying goal of Surreal Photography as a whole. This photo has some beautiful aspects caused by composition, settings, and my personal interest. For composition, this photo in a way follows leading lines and rule of thirds. This photo follows leading lines because the edges of this sheet/blanket leads the viewer up and around the subject taking them from the suitcase to the subjects upper body, or vise versa. In addition, the crushed leaf path is also a leading line/vector leading the viewer down the path, which maybe is where the sheet subject will go. The rule of thirds can be applied to this photograph as well because the missing part of the subjects body is positioned in the upper right third along with the subjects head. This is an important use of the rule of thirds because it leads the viewer right to the illusion being played, making the image useful as the viewer is not searching around or the illusion, their eye is drawn directly to it! Then from that third area, the eye is drawn down the subject by the leading line on the sheet, making the image a true masterpiece of both composition and Surreal Photography. The settings of this image also make it a truly beautiful image because the settings are crucial in creating a mood and a focal point in the photograph. The Aperture is truly the most crucial in creating a focal point because it establishes what in the frame is in or out of focus. In this image, the artist most likely had a shallow-medium aperture as the focal points/points in focus are close to the camera, whilst the farther points of the image are blurred. This setting allows for the viewers eye to be drawn to the foreground aspects such as the "sheet man" and the suitcase, and be more drawn to those than the background. In addition, if the image were to have a deeper focus, making the background more in focus, then the image would have to many focal points, making the image too busy for the illusion to be pulled off as well as it should have. The texture of the sheet too is mesmerizing and I feel it tells a story as well, I believe the wrinkles on the sheet tell us that this being has been kept shut up in this suitcase for a while and is now being let out into nature, maybe where they belonged? The ISO and Shutter Speed are not as important in this photo, as all they do is tune the lighting of this image, which is beautiful nevertheless, not too light yet not too dark, but in the right lighting for the message I received from this image. Lastly, I truly enjoy this image because it struck my curiosity unlike any of the others because it is a mysterious subject, with mysterious past that I try and figure out by myself. I believe that this subject has been locked up and now is being let free and is going to follow the path crushed by leaves behind it, but who knows where it will lead them? I was just struck as well by the sparingly colored background, with the mono-color being and its suitcase because it made me think that the being had been kept locked so long that it had lost any individuality or creativity, represented by the lack of color. The composition of this image, the beautiful staging, the thoughtful setting adjustments, and the photographs overall appeal to me made me choose this image as a spectacular representation/example of Surreal Photography.
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