COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPHY Anthony Marshall

Composite Photography

A composite photograph uses two or more separate images which have been superimposed to create a more abstract effect. Superimposing one or more photographs on top of each other is as old as photography itself, the diference now is the absolute control that working digitally affords. Although photography plays an integral role in my work , I think like a painter. My imagery is minimalist and focuses on detail, texture, shape and abstract design.



The artwork in this book is a mixture of painting and photography. The starting point for all the imagery is a digital photograph, which is then downloaded to my iPad for editing, interpretation, painting and composite work. The artist David Hockney RA used his iPad in a similar way to produce some of his artworks for his recent exhibition "A Bigger Picture" at the Royal Academy of Arts.