Symbolic Mutation-1961
Jerry N. Uelsmann (born June 11, 1934) is an American photographer.
Uelsmann is a master printer producing composite photographs with multiple negatives and extensive darkroom work. He uses up to a dozen enlargers at a time to produce his final images. His contribution to photography as an art was his ability to master techniques that produced surrealist imagery in a flawless way. Although many of what he does can now be done with digital cameras and Photoshop, Uelsmann was considered to have "magical skill" when working with his photos in the darkroom. Uelsmann sometimes used three to ten enlargers to produce the final photos.
I especially am drawn to his work because I am very interested in surreal images and the ability to create images after taking photos that are not awe inspiring in and of themselves. When asked about the digital world of photography he stated, “I am sympathetic to the current digital revolution”. Still he prefers to work hours on his photos in the darkroom. His photographs are in the opening credits of the television series The Outer Limits (1995), and the illustrated edition of Stephen King's Salem's Lot.
Articles and photos can be found at…..http://www.masters-of-photography.com/U/uelsmann/uelsmann_articles.html
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