Under the Influence of Irene Liebler

The photographer that I wish to emulate for the Under the Influence project is Irene Liebler. She is a fine art photographer and Photoshop seems like a vital part of her digital compositions and I will be focusing on her series The Man in the Red Jacket. This specific series captured my attention because the series is very lively and colorful. 

 

Irene’s use of vibrant colors, dramatic lighting and composition give her work a very surreal narrative to them. Even though they are still images there is a lot of movement within her compositions. On this particular series she uses somewhat muted but still interesting backgrounds, this allows the subject to really stand on the frame. 

 

Her photoshop technique is very pristine. The way she places the layers on top of each other and the attention to detail make it seem as if the shot was taken as it is shown. Even the over saturation in the red jacket is intended to bring the subject forward in space and it serves as a guide to the missing/replaced element from the individual.