Without any interference or research, when thinking of the word 'collaboration' I imagine two individual parties joining together to form something with identifiable elements from each participant, something which is seen in the media we consume frequently. Collaboration is especially significant in photography due to the far broader idea of collaboration being that every photograph of a person other than the photographer in the frame is arguably a collaboration even if both the photographer and subject didn't agree on the photograph being taken, something seen often in various street photographer's works as pedestrians act as key elements that bring life to photographs taken in large cities. Judging by the range of possible questions that revolve around the word collaboration, what it means in the context of photography and how it is used in various photographer's works, I think it is mainly up to interpretation and something to be experimented with as a means of expression, this exploration of words in which are broadly considered by photographers plays a key role in the evolution of how we look at photographs and how they are pursued by artists.
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John Baldessari, an American conceptual artist, has had a heavy influence on conceptual art and inspired various other impactful artists in the genre through his production of various films, photographs, paintings and other artistic outlets. This video provides a brief insight into Baldessari's life and how he views it- a key influence on his work-. One of Baldessari's more renowned pieces of art, revolving around placing dots over the photographs of famous people's faces as a way of demonstrating that the status of a person doesn't place them in a different category above all other people, indicates the irony and satirical nature of his art in which is utilised to approach perhaps slightly controversial and moral questions. Another influential work of Baldessari's titled 'Wrong', a photograph with purposeful 'bad' composition with the caption 'Wrong' underneath the photograph reflects his experimental and obscure outlook he allows to direct his work and the lack of hesitation he has when it comes to being divergent in his field.
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This is my favourite photograph I edited when following the concept of selective colour. I like how the colour of the bench is still fairly muted and so stands out against the black and white background without having to overwhelm the image with colour, I also like how the pink flowers don't take up a large amount of the frame and so still stand out without clashing with the muted black and white background i've selected.
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