Thank you to everyone that participated in the "Surrealism" assignment. The guidelines for this assignment were to create an image that was an expression of the psyche, free of the restrictive control of reason and free of convention. The assignment description noted that Surrealism often includes an element of surprise, an unexpected juxtaposition, or a non sequitur in order to provoke the viewer to question the status quo.
Congratulations to Becky, whose
Inner Beauty image was voted
People's Choice and awarded
Editor's Choice for Artistic Merit. This image was a great example of a thought-provoking non sequitur, and a great example of how surrealism can be used to provoke the viewer to question their understanding of reality, even if only for a brief moment.
Inner BeautyPhotographed by Becky Jenner
Congratulations also to Naomi, whose
The Planet Master image was awarded
Editor's Choice for Technical Merit. I'm amazed at Naomi's skill in creating this image from two conventional photographs. Excellent work!
The Planet MasterPhotographed by Naomi
Thank you to everyone that participated in the "Surrealism" assignment. I enjoyed seeing the imagination and creativity behind your entries. We often forget that being able to visualize and work towards and end result is the basis for creative photography. I think this assignment was somewhat unique in that it freed us from convention and encouraged us to create our images by first visualizing an end result, and then manipulating a scene in order to create our vision. Hopefully everyone enjoyed this exercise in creativity.
Keith
