![]() So, I was forced to return to shooting on my Nikon DSLR and editing in Photoshop rather than lose the job. We tried everything to get my iPhoneographic landscapes to scale up super big, but it was a nonstarter. For example, over the last summer I was asked to start doing some work for a company making murals for interiors in the US. P: So, how do you overcome these challenges? Its fine for book covers, small prints or cards, but not fit for seriously big work. The biggest problem with mobile photography is the fairly low resolution images that just don’t scale up well to large format work. SJ: Yes and it’s often those challenges that suggest a change in direction or another path forward. P: Do you ever encounter any challenges in your work with the iPhone/iPad? My aim is always to make the next work better than the last. Lots don’t work and that’s frustrating, but I accept it as part of the process. I never ever plan a picture, I have ideas but it’s that first collage that sets the course of the image. I might then use apps like iColorama, Repix, MiraCam and Laminar to alter textures and colors. I might then move it back to Superimpose and add more elements I jump between the two. ![]() I then digitally paint and draw on top of the raw collage with Procreate. At this point it looks very messy and jumbled. In most pictures I am basically using Superimpose to collage together lots of elements from my photographs and construct a new picture. I really cringe at pictures I made a few months ago, but that’s also healthy because I know I have improved and progressed. Could you walk us through your creative process? P: Your pieces are surreal, enigmatic and painterly most people probably don’t even realize they were created entirely on a mobile device. The colors I use are quite strong and vibrant as well. I think working on an iPad has given my images a very flattened and graphic feel, like ‘cut outs’ or screen prints. ![]() Digital painting has a very definite ‘look’. My digital painting is very different to my painting with real oils and acrylics. P: Would you say there’s a relationship between the artwork and the medium? If so, how much has your style been shaped by your work with the iPhone/iPad? I follow a lot of artists online and love sites like Flickr and Pinterest for image gazing. I have collected art and photography books and magazines for years and they are always at hand in my studio. Sometimes a sentence in a random conversation is the start of a picture idea. I also pay close attention to song lyrics and find inspiration in music. However, most of my ideas come from stories and reading. ![]() SJ: I’m definitely a visual magpie and I spend a lot of time looking for and seeking inspiration. P: Where do you find the inspiration to fuel your creativity? My style has definitely evolved over time but I’m always looking for new ways to develop and progress. To have a unique voice in my work is still very important to me. I try to portray a unique kind of beauty that easily makes you curious and crave for more. The main focus in my images today is still in making photographic images look like paintings and in capturing dreamlike, ethereal beauty. Color is really integral to the composition of my portraits. SJ: My style is painterly, quirky, illustrative and sometimes strange and surreal with elements of storytelling. How would you say it has progressed over the years?
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