Joiners
'Joiners' are collages of photos that make up an interesting picture. This concept was invented and first used by David Hockney. The idea of joiners is not to create something perfect but to create something visually interesting and intriguing to look at. Below are contact sheets from a shoot I did in the studio for a particular joiner shown later on.
Below is a slideshow of all the joiners I have created. Shown here are 12 experiments with the theme 'Joiners.'
portrait Joiners
This was my very first attempt at doing a Joiner. To create this Joiner I took a variety of photographs of the model from different distances and angles then printed them out and stuck them together to make a joiner. I like how the image looks unique and obscure which subsequently makes the image visually interesting. To improve this image and images in the future, I would try and take the photographs from the same distance away from the model.
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For this joiner I used the same method as the joiner to the left and I feel that this was partially successful. I like how the images match up to create the full body but I feel that this image could be more interesting. To improve this image I would take more photographs and get even closer to the model. This joiner consists of 7 photographs.
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To create the following joiners I used photoshop to put them together. This is one of my particular favourites. I feel that this joiner was successful as I took an abundance of photographs which gave me loads to work with and manipulate. I was able to give the model three eyes and make the face the shape of an upside down pear. I feel that this image is visually interesting and quite unique which is why it works so well. I also took on the criticism from my other joiners and tried to get closer to the model which, again, proved successful.
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This is a joiner of my dad and I like this image as I looks as if he has three heads. This could mean that he is very intelligent or just looks that way for no good reason. Again, as I took an array of photographs that left me with a lot to work with and manipulate. I gave my dad three eyes, two mouths and a disjointed nose. It is as of this and other features of the image such as the heads veering to the right that gives this image an interesting feel. To improve this image further I would possibly zoom in even closer to the model and then maybe play around with Photoshop to make it even more interesting than it already is.
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landscape joiner
This is by far one of my favourite joiners. To make this image I used Photoshop to piece the photographs together. I like that although the image looks complicated and time consuming the image of the model still seems to be candid. It is as if a private moment of reflection has been captured. There are subtle hints in the image of time passing; the sky seems to be brighter on the left but when we look at the middle the sky is darker, as if the sun is in the midst of setting. Most of the features in the image are clear and for the most part lit up by natural light. However, when we look at the model her figure is almost a silhouette indicating some time has passed from when the image was first taken.
experimentation
Here are some joiners that I attempted at home. For the one to the right I just started taking photos from my feet to the top of a tree. For me it somehow shortens the distance between myself and the top of the tree than what it was in real life. To improve this image I would expand it a bit, making it more of a landscape joiner. On the bottom left is a joiner of my dog, Alaska. In this joiner I tried to make it somewhat resemble a dog without making it a perfect image. I love how imperfect the head looks and I feel that this emulates the style of David Hockney. On the bottom right is a joiner of a traffic cone that I found in my dad's yard. I feel that I could of improved this image by taking more photographs and zooming in even more than I already have. Overall I think that this was the least successful of the three but could ultimately be improved. All 3 of these images were created by printing out the pictures and sticking them together manually. This can be very time consuming compared to Photoshop but from an artistic viewpoint I feel that the manual way is the better way.
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"I like to enjoy now, as there is only now" - David Hockney