Photomontage

This is the process of using many images and combining them to create one image by composting them onto each other. This effect can make the image look real, or can look totally surreal depending on what photos are used and in what context. Photomontage can be useful to create cross sections of objects, for example an iceberg, a photo can be taken underwater and above water then pieced together. One photograph would not work as you would get a reflection in the water. Photomontage can incorporate photographs, paintings, illustrations and graphics.

David Hockney

I like this image as it incorporates many images. I like how it is not square and each image is of different sizes and rotated differently. I like the trees because the leaves have different colours due to the different pictures that were used. I like how it is not perfect, for example the car is made up of different images that have been taken from different viewpoints.

Johannes Baader

This image uses different media including a randomly cut out photo, with another photo placed on top, with a silhouette cut out to make it seem that the man on the photo underneath is in the background of the second image and is in a different pose. To add to this is some writing that looks to be from a newspaper. This is a self portrait of Baader and the photomontage conveys him as being a highly ranked military officer due to his attire and the office in the top image. I like this image as it is different.