Okay, for this photo I focused on removing the stay leaves from the bulb, while still keeping a natural texture. It was very difficult, because there were so many different textures of green in the background, and I had to recreate the veins on the bulb in some places. Retouching is an art!
I resized the photo, upped the exposure, played with the saturation, and used a mask layer to add definition to the cauliflower:
Alas, I don’t have a DSLR camera, so these were taken from my trusty iPhone 7. I’m kinda bummed that we won’t be able to to check out any equipment from Hunter, but hopefully I will get more practice on cameras in future courses.
I was inspired in my photo choice by this exhibit from the Whitney that I attended over the summer: https://whitney.org/exhibitions/fruits-vegetables and how it relates to our slack discussion on What Artists Do.
I started researching artists working in this style, and I found Brooklyn-based textiles designer Philip David Stearns. The fabrics are beautiful and interesting. He writes that, “Our textiles render the subtle structures of our digital reality into intimate, tactile materials. Our design approach expresses the abstract and invisible language of digital technologies. We believe that the digital world has a vital materiality, one that has the power to touch and move us. That is why we make Glitch Textiles.” I think what appeals to me the most about his work is the practicality of it. Here is glitch art for everyday life. It can be worn, sat on, and wrapped up in. There is so much computer aided design in textiles nowadays, that I feel like glitch art is a natural fit to this medium. Mr. Stearns is currently selling scarves and throws on his website, but he also provides fabric to fashion designers, and this is really the most interesting use of his work. You can find links to the runway shows in the “Press” section of his website. https://glitchtextiles.com/home https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/resort-2015/christian-dior/slideshow/collection#46
When Jack Pollock created his abstract splatter paintings, he was, in a sense, a progenitor of glitch art, taking something considered to be an error or malfunction and turning it into a work of art. I liked how the article drew a distinction between glitches that are inherent and celebrated as art, and glitches that are induced to create art. Although glitch art was categorized as either untamed or domesticated, I think this is more a matter of how well a person understands coding and algorithms. Once the artist/programmer has attained a mastery of these areas, the computer can no longer be unpredictable. If you are the one programming the computer, are you really giving up control to it? That being said, I would definitely be interested in creating my own glitch art! When you purposefully let go of control in your art, you are still in control. I like making big decisions, and then delegating execution. If I program the algorithm, I am still the artist and the creative mind behind the work, and I trust that the computer is capable of realizing my vision in the piece.
There are many different types of image files, including .jpeg and .psd. JPEG is an acronym for “Joint Photographic Experts Group,” which is the name of the group that created this type of file. Basically, this is a compressed file with a decent image quality. PSD is the extension for an Adobe Photoshop data file. This is a file that can only be opened and edited within Photoshop.
This is a program, included in the Creative Cloud subscription, that manages all the files you might want to open and edit in Photoshop. It’s kind of like the Finder (Mac) for Photoshop, and you can organize and categorize your files here as well. You can search for and import files from other Adobe programs, such as Premier, into Photoshop.
If you want Photoshop to fill your entire screen on a Mac, you can click on the little green circle in the upper left hand corner of the window, or press the letter “f.” This will give you full screen mode while still seeing the tools and menus. If you press “f” again, the menus and tools disappear, and you press “f” a 3rd time, you go back to your regular screen.
If you double-click on the “Hand” tool in Photoshop, the image you are working on will fill the entire screen. You can also do Command + 0. If you double-click on the “Zoom” tool in Photoshop, your image will appear at 100% (actual pixels). You can also do Command + 1.
I pan around the image without clicking on the “Tools” bar, you should press the letter “H” to activate the Hand tool, and then you can click on the image itself and drag it around to pan through it.
