This week I created a spatial montage using Adobe Photoshop. This spatial montage was created by editing five different pictures together within the same space. My spatial montage consisted of some various building ceilings, a clear elevator in the background, all of which look as though they are, in a way, weaved together. Any open, white spaces within this pattern were filled in with a black and red striped sequence from another one of the provided images. In the foreground I placed a cartoonish, red-faced man and put a suit from another one of the images over him. I positioned him to the side so that the background’s pattern is not obscured, giving the image some sort of balance. Part of the activity was to experiment with layers, which was an integral part of making this finished product work. For the objects in the background to make the pattern in which they have, I had to be careful which parts were in what layer and that each of these layers was ordered correctly. It was the same for the man in the foreground; without the use of layers this would have been very difficult. The final image does not really have a message to be conveyed as I really only threw it together quickly to experiment with the basics of Adobe Photoshop, but I’m sure there’d be someone out there who could derive some sort of message from it. Also, this image could be further developed as there are some obvious mistakes which I made and didn’t correct. If I were to correct these mistakes, the picture will have better quality and may be able to have better impact on those who view it.
References:
Kastanis, L. 2008. QUT Blackboard. Week 2 Tutorial Files. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_35506_1 cited 31st July, 2008.
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