Photography in black and white The CreativeMindClass Blog
We inquired with Titika about her secret for creating her mysterious photos in black and white.
"My moniker is Titika Rotkjaer. I'm an artist from Copenhagen, Denmark. After studies in communication from Roskilde University, Denmark, I moved to Norway to study visual art initially in the Oslo National Academy of the Arts then in Bergen which is where I completed my studies in visual art in the Bergen Academy of Art and Design and earned an MA in Textile Art. There is no formal training in photography. My knowledge about editing and photography is derived through continuous education on my own.
Are you interested in learning more about my personal style? Do I want to talk about style instead? I don't think of style... Telling stories from an intimate and poetic perspective, in each image I focus on mood, expression, the mood. Making my pictures appear is an ongoing process. I always aim to refine and improve the clarity of the image. Sometimes , I edit old photos when I learn something new that enables me to come closer to what I was trying to achieve.
My secret ingredient to create my mysterious photographies ...? In most of my images that I have created over the past four years - I have explored the complex and sense of self and have a particular interest in the connection between the inner and external worlds. Some of my photographs - but not all - are constructed digitally of several images (all are, naturally taken by me).
My process typically starts with an intrigue or curiosity to explore a theme or an array of emotions. I shoot, write notes, and then read for additional knowledge. Then I continue to shoot. Working with the images often inspires me to make an entirely new image from many others. I create my work in a way that is subjective, experimental, and intuitively with the theme to let my pictures take shape. I don't have an accurate vision of the final product to my eye, and I then photograph the elements that create it."
Go to Instagram for more photos of her work and take pleasure in her B&W images.
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