Jerry Uelsmann & Maggie Taylor: This Is Not Photography

He experiments in a darkroom. She composes on a computer screen. Together, husband-and-wife artists Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor create haunting, layered dreamscapes that push the boundaries of photography's possibilities. This documentary from lynda.com explores both the technical and emotional aspects of Jerry's and Maggie's work, from the composition to the criticism, with insight from other preeminent voices in photography.

Jerry Uelsman: "My main technique involves combination printing."

Combination printing is the technique of using the negatives of two or more images in conjunction with one another to create a single image. The results of these experiments are just incredible. Jerry Uelsman is one of my favorite if not my absolute favorite photographers.

 

 

 

http://www.uelsmann.com/

"Features." Jerry Uelsmann. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

Maggie Taylor: "If all the shadows are not quite in the right place, I like it a little better."

Taylor has created a method of editing photographs that came before programs such as photoshop but follows the same basic principles. She uses digital methods in order to achieve a surrealistic composition that results in beautiful works of art.

 

 

http://www.vervegallery.com/?p=artist_gallery&a=MT&g=1&r=1&photographer=Maggie%20Taylor

"Represented Artists at VERVE Gallery of Photography." Represented Artists at VERVE Gallery of Photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.