Image of the week, 10/13: Brian Burkard

Image of the week, 10/13: Brian Burkard
Image of the week, 10/13: Brian Burkard

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Final Project: Fictional Reality

Due Dates:
  • White Screen production shoot: Monday 11/17
  • Preliminary critique Monday 11/24
  • Final critique Wednesday 12/3
©Loretta Lux


©Kelli Connell

Create something that is both possible and unlikely, at the same time. Create a character and place them in an environment or situation. Something might be weird, strange or just "off". How is the line between fantasy—reality blurred? Consider myths, fairy tales, other stories. Or make something up. Move beyond the simple and silly to something that works on many levels. What questions are raised? Beyond that, anything goes. There's a lot of latitude for creative interpretation. 

Think big for this one... props? costumes? styling?

Integrate the subject with the unlikely background/situation. Unify lighting direction, scale, point of view, shooting angle, etc., so that it truly appears that the subject is occupying the unlikely place.

There are just a few technical ground rules for this project.
  1. At least 16" x 20" @300 dpi. All component pieces should be at adequate resolution
  2. At least one of the main subjects should be shot with white screen techniques
  3. The white screen subject should be masked and appropriately integrated into the new background, with scale, perspective, point of view, light quality and direction convincingly matched.
  4. The finished image should "read" realistically and convincingly as a single, genuine photo

Student Work:











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