Introducing Roman Sakovich
London photographer Roman Sakovich has hit a nerve – many nerves that is, including mine – with his recent portrait series titled “Half”. Thru some simple but astute post production, Sakovich combines the two halves of a person…on the left ‘before’ addiction & abuse, and on the right, after, at full throttle. Certainly the studio photos have been enhanced, but the results don’t waver. Simple photographs, compelling + robust narrative.
Through this task you will learn: ABOUT THE APPROACH TO PHOTOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SAKOVICH OFTEN REFERRED TO AS DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY HOW TO RESPOND TO A BRIEF - ADDICTION - THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS USING MAKEUP AND OTHER PROPS TO CONVINCE THE VIEWER AND TO CREATE A MAKE BELIEVE SITUATION |
How can you age someone/make them look like an addict? what are the main changes to a person?
Physical Red Flags:
- Bloodshot eyes
- Dilated pupils
- Involuntary twitching or jerking of certain parts of the body such as the eye or mouth
- Bad breath
- Rotting teeth or tooth loss
- Excessive sweating
- Skin sores or small lesions form picking at skin (meth marks) caused by the sensation of bugs crawling on their skin
- Sudden to extreme weight loss
- Dry mouth and skin
- Burn marks of fingers and mouth for smoking meth
Experiment with these tutorials - learn how to age someone before you proceed!
SUMMARY OF STAGES
1. Upload both images and then place the images on separate layers
2. Align them using the rulers and warp tool
3. Make sure that the older person is above the younger person
4. Create layer masks and start to delete excess areas as you only want to focus on the face
5. Make sure that the young persons eyes are still visible
6. Use the brush tool to erase the features to reveal the younger persons features
7. Look at the skin tone and adjust to make it look dry
8. Focus on the wrinkles and don't add too many
9. Use a filter to make the lips look dry and older. Liquify is a good tool to use to draw the eyes and lips to shrink them
1. Upload both images and then place the images on separate layers
2. Align them using the rulers and warp tool
3. Make sure that the older person is above the younger person
4. Create layer masks and start to delete excess areas as you only want to focus on the face
5. Make sure that the young persons eyes are still visible
6. Use the brush tool to erase the features to reveal the younger persons features
7. Look at the skin tone and adjust to make it look dry
8. Focus on the wrinkles and don't add too many
9. Use a filter to make the lips look dry and older. Liquify is a good tool to use to draw the eyes and lips to shrink them
Your task
Research the work of the artist further. Select an image or two for inspiration for an editing task. what is your opinion of these photographs? Analyse one of the images using the headings
content, form, mood, process, opninion
photoshoot plan - try to research at this stage how he creates his photographs. What is his process? How can you achieve a similar effect? Include drawings/sketches as part of your plan
Write a paragraph to explain how the image could inspire your own photography outcome, representing an element of Addiction.
Complete your photoshoot - take at least 20 photographs and uplaod to your website.
Provide an explanation as to how you have responded to the artists work. Edit your work to create a series of three final photographs
Upload and review your work:
- how did you take inspiration from the artist?
- what editing skills have you demonstrated?
- how effectively have you represented addiction?
include a review to explain how you have responded to the brief. Has your work been successful and explain why? Which techniques have you used that you haven't used before with post editing? How would you like to deveop this idea further if you had more time?
- how would you develop from here if this was the start of your project?
Research the work of the artist further. Select an image or two for inspiration for an editing task. what is your opinion of these photographs? Analyse one of the images using the headings
content, form, mood, process, opninion
photoshoot plan - try to research at this stage how he creates his photographs. What is his process? How can you achieve a similar effect? Include drawings/sketches as part of your plan
Write a paragraph to explain how the image could inspire your own photography outcome, representing an element of Addiction.
Complete your photoshoot - take at least 20 photographs and uplaod to your website.
Provide an explanation as to how you have responded to the artists work. Edit your work to create a series of three final photographs
Upload and review your work:
- how did you take inspiration from the artist?
- what editing skills have you demonstrated?
- how effectively have you represented addiction?
include a review to explain how you have responded to the brief. Has your work been successful and explain why? Which techniques have you used that you haven't used before with post editing? How would you like to deveop this idea further if you had more time?
- how would you develop from here if this was the start of your project?