Posts Tagged ‘kids’

Creative Dad Photoshops His Baby Daughter Into Crazy Situations

June 10th, 2013 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

If Singlhild Nystrom survives all the crazy things she’s doing, she will have one of the coolest childhood photo albums ever – all thanks to her dad’s endless imagination and Photoshop skills. Swedish photographer Emil Nystrom digitally inserts his 1-year-old daughter into such crazy situations as fixing a car, wielding a ninja sword or flying after a plane. Interestingly, some of the photos were made even before baby Singhild could crawl, her mom Isabelle had to hold her up for a shoot and be erased from the frame later.

“When Isabelle was pregnant with our baby I came up with many ideas that I wanted to do once the baby arrived,” says Emil. “It’s just so much fun. There is nothing serious about these pictures and that shows when we take them. The only thing that usually is in my mind when I take them is to get as funny face as possible from the baby.” Photographer says he never knows where the inspiration might come from: sometimes an idea hits him while doing something completely different, and sometimes he does have to sit down and brainstorm a bit.

Emil lines up as another prolific member of the creative dads’ community, along with Jason Lee and Dave Engledow, who can all proudly say their kids will have great memories captured even before they could remember them.

Website: emilmedia.se, facebook

Creative Dad Photoshops His Baby Daughter Into Crazy Situations originally appeared on Bored Panda on June 10, 2013.

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Children From Around The World Photographed with Their Toys

March 20th, 2013 by Justina | No Comments | Filed in Design

Toys can tell a whole story about the child’s background and family, and even the professions of the parents. In his photo series ‘Toy Stories’, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti traveled around the globe for 18-months and photographed children with their toys.

Gabriele would often play with kids before actually starting the photoshoot, and he noticed how differently children from different backgrounds accepted his presence:

“The richest children were more possessive. At the beginning, they wouldn’t want me to touch their toys, and I would need more time before they would let me play with them. In poor countries, it was much easier. In Africa, the kids would mostly play with their friends outside.”

Children also ascribe similar functions to their toys – during his journey, Galimberti met a boy in Texas and a girl in Malawi who both believed their plastic dinosaurs would protect them from dangers at night. And even though the project is about children, photographer says he learned more about the parents – commonly toys represent their occupation and hobbies. Embark on a little journey through childhood and tell us your toy story in the comments!

Website: gabrielegalimberti.com

Chiwa – Mchinji, Malawi

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Jaqueline – Manila, Philippines

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Tangawizi – Keekorok, Kenya

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Julia – Tirana, Albania

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Orly – Brownsville, Texas

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Botlhe – Maun, Botswana

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Li Yi Chen – Shenyang, China

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Alessia – Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy

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World’s Best Father: Dave Engledow with Daughter Alice Bee

October 1st, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Remember Jason Lee and the crazy pictures of his beautiful daughters? Well, it seems that he’s got some serious competition fighting for the World’s Best Father award. Dave Engledow is creating probably the wackiest scrapbook ever showing himself and his daughter Alice Bee in highly precarious situations.

The first picture of him holding Alice Bee like a football and pouring her milk into his coffee was never intended to turn into a series, but the fans on the Internet demanded otherwise after seeing it. The key item in the shot became the “World’s Best Father” mug, bought just last minute before taking the picture. Later the same mug was featured in nearly every shot and gave the name to the series.

When he realized that the pictures were becoming increasingly popular on the Internet, Dave decided to publish a small-run 2012 calender. After it was swept from the stores, he is now set to release a larger run for 2013. His ultimate wish, however, is for his daughter to have something to treasure as years go by.

Website: Engledow Art Photography

World’s Best Father: Dave Engledow with Daughter Alice Bee originally appeared on Bored Panda on October 1, 2012.


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Creative Dad Takes Crazy Photos Of Daughters

April 18th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

If you are tired of posed, stiff and cheesy family portraits, then take a look at these incredibly creative pictures taken by Jason Lee.

Jason who is a wedding photographer started taking photos of his two little daughters back in 2006 when his mom was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The girls were constantly sick, with colds and coughs so he couldn’t always bring them to visit their grandmother. Jason wanted her to be able to see her granddaughters without catching their kid germs so he started a blog where his mom could see what was going on in their lives.

Most of the ideas come from his daughters – eight-year-old Kristin and five-year-old Kayla. Jason says that they are never-ending source of ideas.

Website: jwlphotography.com | flickr

Creative Dad Takes Crazy Photos Of Daughters originally appeared on Bored Panda on April 18, 2012.


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