Surreal Photography

 

    What I think of what a surrealistic photograph is I think of something that is imaginative or something that doesn't seem real. What's interesting about surrealism is that it tends to separate what's real and imagination, giving it a sense of dreaming.

    The photo above illustrates very well what surrealism really is. What makes it surrealistic is up to others to interpret and let their imagination see what is happening. It is surrealistic because it looks like meteors falling down or maybe shows some sort of being approaching, like aliens of some sort from movies and tv shows. In reality, the photo is fireworks, affected by light exposure when the color flames disperse and create that sort of line when falling. It fulfills the purpose because we see something other than what we expect, making it unique and special.

    This is what I believe surrealism does because it is the idea to illustrate imagination within something that's real. I also feel that something that's surreal comes with many views and interpretations of what we see or within reality. I feel the photo above does a great job at that, catching a moment in something that can be viewed in an unnatural way. Surrealism is a form of art that can be done in many ways, but in photography, it is much more special.