Shadows
Find a good spot, and stalk the shadows.
Flash it up
We don’t see the world with flash. Shooting with flash truly opens up the world to a new reality.
Astute visual acuity
Real or fake? Black door entrance to the universe 1984 Head in a bag?
Essentially make photos that make you go:
WTF?
Pink — the color of flesh, and sex? Sky cutout. Industrial clouds We are watching you
Surreal or real?
I feel the most successful surreal photos when they border reality and surreality.
Dead or alive? What happened here? No face, but the face is the tattoo
Things which are out of place
A spine with a power chord? Is there a person under the red jacket?
Surreal aesthetics
We don’t see the world with flash. Surrealism in colors — we don’t really see the world rendered in color film (Kodak Portra 400):