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Manipulate.Desire.Vulnerable.Artist.

"fashion-y" screen prints...

Screen printing???

Alright so I've been mulling over this ultimately screen printed image, and I am having an extreme amount of difficulty thinking of fashion imagery that would translate well into a 3 color screen print. I suppose I am having the most trouble because my photographs mostly have an editorial quality and the screen prints seem to present this graphic quality that is very unfamiliar to me. 

I also am trying to figure out how to present my idea in favor of manipulation into a new image. Basically any photograph I take I digitally manipulate a lot, so I am having trouble thinking of a way to incorporate this basic belief that a digitally manipulating photographs is completely fine. 

Just some clearly manipulated images...

The word "manipulation" is an extremely loaded word that is often accompanied by infinitely

negative associations. As a photographer, I find that people often love to hate digital manipulation of imagery, insinuating that the work is somehow "unfair" and "deceitful." Personally, I completely dismiss that idea, standing firm with my personal definition of of the word or act ... manipulation is simply a means to a desired end. 

For exmaple...here are some retouched

 ("manipulated") images by Steven Meisel...

Here is an image from the superbowl that I edited to show how drastic a little manipulation can be to an image...