Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Mannequin repetition

Linking in with the work on repetition, I thought it an idea to apply this notion to my work with the mannequins. Ideally when obtaining and photographing them I wanted a number of them in the same frame. However practicalities gone in the way (unable to carry dozens of mannequins to the areas), so I had to use photoshop to get the end result. 

Technique:

  1. Select the original mannequin in frame, copy.
  2. Paste into new layer, and scale to appropriate size.
  3. Move to appropriate location in frame and change brightness depending where is placed in frame. 
Note: too much digital manipulation will decrease image quality, as shown in some images below*


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I definitely warm to this style, I find the images intriguing and bizarre. 

I do intend to use the mannequins further, but perhaps in an even more strange set up. Perhaps suspending them, similar to Araki's style? It'll prove a challenge with ropes needed, but it's possible. 

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