Photographs in black and white - The CreativeMindClass Blog
We sought out Titika about the key to the mysterious black and white photographs
"My Name is Titika Rotkjaer; I am an artist from Copenhagen, Denmark. After completing my communication studies at Roskilde University, Denmark, I moved to Norway to pursue a degree in visual arts initially at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, later in Bergen in Bergen, where I concluded my visual art studies in the Bergen Academy of Art and Design which included an MA in Textile Art. I have no formal education in photography. My knowledge about editing and photography is derived from continuous self-education.
Do you want to know about my personal style? Do I want to talk about style rather than style? I never think about style... I tell stories through an artistic and personal viewpoint, in each image I focus in determining mood, expression and the ambience. The way I create my photos is a procedure. My goal is always to improve and clarify the expression. In some instances, I redo old photographs if I gain new knowledge which allows me to get closer to what I wanted to create.
What is the secret to my mysterious photographs ...? In most of my images that I have created over the past four years, I've been exploring the complexity and self-awareness and have a particular interest in the relationship between the inner and external worlds. Many of my images are not necessarily the same. comprise digitally from several images (all obviously, shot by me).
My method usually starts with an intrigue or desire to investigate a particular theme or a complex of emotions. I take pictures, make notes, and then read for greater knowledge. I then take another shot. Making use of the photos often inspires me to make an original image out of many others. I create my work in a way that is subjective, experimental and in a way that is intuitive to the theme to let my pictures unfold. It's difficult to have a clear vision of what I want to achieve to my eye, and after that, I shoot the components to build it."
Go to Instagram to see more of the artist's process and enjoy her B&W shots.
