Teun Hocks

I've found interest in the process of manipulating the background and surrounding area within a photograph rather than the process of actually removing or replacing aspects as i don't want my final work to look and be too modified. Teun Hocks is an artist which i found who seems to do this quite a lot. His work consists of  surreal almost cinematic backdrops to which he places normal people within. His photographs are usually taken in black and white within a studio setting which he then alters by coloring with transparent oil paints adding to the surreal atmosphere between each photo. Teun using himself, also invents scenarios to which almost seem impossible, puzzling and overall filled with failure.

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Although Hocks doesn't use Photoshop within his works i still find them a great example of how to create surreal photography without a heavy use of manipulation tools showing a much purer and natural way of working.

Photo manipulation

Photo manipulation-- (also called Photoshopping or --before the rise of Photoshop software-- airbrushing) is the application of image editingtechniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception (in contrast to mere enhancement or correction), through analog or digital means. 

For this project we have been asked to create a series of photos combining objects with humans to result in something similar seen in that of a cyborg. I feel quite excited about this project and think that looking more into other artists instead of photography will aid this project. I already feel that i have an idea on this project as it was something which i wanted to work on in past projects.