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Photomontage

Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop

I found the articles interesting because I never realized how much photo manipulation photographers could do without photoshop. I found that all of the photos in the article conveyed significant themes and were very entertaining to look at. It was astonishing to find out how much work altering a photo took during the 18th and 19th century. Although learning Photoshop may be difficult, using Photoshop allows us to alter photos much quicker than when it was done in a dark room.

Jerry Uelsmann

Watching and learning about Jerry Uelsmann was very inspiring and astonishing. The process of creating a photomontage in the dark room appears to be much more work than using Photoshop. The fact Uelsmann creates such beautiful montages without using Photoshop makes his images more powerful and interesting to look at. I like that Uelsmann wants people to have an emotional response to his work rattan have people wonder how he created it. When you show someone a photomontage today, most people would know it was done with Photoshop. The fact that Uelsmann does not use Photoshop makes his photos much more interesting and powerful. When looking at Uelsmann’s work I found myself having a powerful response to all of his montages. I hope one day I can generate a powerful emotional response through my work like Jerry Uelsmann.

Overall Response

I hope that soon I will be able to make powerful and interesting photomontages like the montages created in the 18th and 19th century. Although Photoshop is fairy easy to use, I would enjoy making montages in a dark room because it is more hands on. I am very inspired to make great photomontages using photoshop after reading the articles and watching the videos.