Talk:Photomontage

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Contents 1 Leaf "collage" 2 Citations 3 David Ridge 4 needs serious work 5 Soccer moms

[edit] Leaf "collage"

I am pulling this leaf image -- no longer convinced it is a collage. Contacted the author. No response.

[edit] Citations

I have been developing this article based upon sources documented in the References section. But do I also need to footnote sources or insert the citation for specific claims to "world's largest montage" in the Montage enlargement section? Fishdecoy 19:33, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

You do not need to do this, but the probability that someone removes or changes the text in the future goes up a lot, unless you provide citations. Especially claims like "the world's biggest..." are likely to be removed.

Besides, a lot of the references are text only. If you provide hyperlinks to those available on the internet, it will help people verify the claims. Mlewan 11:45, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] David Ridge

Who is David Ridge? --Dan121377 01:38, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

That's a pertinant question. "David Ridge is a London-based artist and photographer doing a wide range of commercial work. (He also designed and made the sofa and chairs.)" [1]. Smells more of vanity here than legitimate reference. Surely a better-known exponent of recent photomontage can be found.... Pinkville 14:58, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

That's my take too. A recent edition of Gallery Guide highlighted SM Lewis. I don't see what Ridge does that's more warranting a reference. --DNL 16:33, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. This article needs some serious expanding as well as the addition of some better examples of photomontages (e.g. Hannah Höch, John Heartfield, Hockney, Ruff, etc.). Pinkville 18:05, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Feel free. No objection from me; I know little about the topic.--DNL 20:44, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] needs serious work

This article has a bunch of issues. The tone is one of art criticism, rather than a general encyclopedia. It voices a lot of opinions that fall into POV or original research. The layout also needs work, as it's overloaded with images. A few examples are fine, but it seems like everybody wanted their work included in this article and piled it on with no regard for overcrowding. On my monitor it's an absolute mess. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 05:07, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soccer moms

"But it is largely soccer moms cutting and pasting family images into scrapbooks who are propelling a worldwide interest in montage. " ... Are we sure it's worldwide? Rich Farmbrough, 14:14 24 November 2006 (GMT).