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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.

Tags: Art, baby pictures, boredpanda, creative baby photography, creative baby pictures, creative dad, digital art, Emil Nystrom, full-page, Isabelle Nystrom, kids, kids photography, kids photography ideas, Latest Posts, photography, photoshop, Signhild Nystrom

18 Brilliant Photo Manipulations by Erik Johansson

April 30th, 2013 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

We first wrote about Erik Johansson, a Swedish photographer and retoucher, 4 years ago, when he was still a computer engineering student. Even back them, despite lack of professional training in photography, his wildly creative photo manipulations would be a stand-out example of retouching.

Erik’s work has a two-fold effect: on the one hand, it’s completely unbelievable and reality-defying, while on the other hand the high-skilled retouching makes it look almost real. The photographer first develops an idea in his head before he sets out to make the pictures; he even models in some of them himself – yes, that’s the blond guy, distorting his face with his own fist!

Erik says he has been drawing for as long as he can remember – maybe influenced by his painter grandmother – but his first digital camera at the age of 15 opened up a whole new world for the guy: “Being used to drawing it felt quite strange to be done after capturing a photo, it wasn’t the process of creating something in the same way.” He picked up his interest for retouching while studying, and today is a prolific artist, working on both commissions and personal projects. Let his fantasy worlds absorb you!

Website: erikjohanssonphoto.com

Expecting Winter

Electric Guitar

Cut & Fold

Set Them Free

Groundbreaking

Arms Break, Vases Don’t

Fishy Island

Snow Cover

Face vs. Fist

Roadworker’s Coffee Break

Go Your Own Road

Vertical Turn Self-Actualization

Kaffeslump

Big Laundry Day

Stryktålig A Painting Too Real

Order Print

18 Brilliant Photo Manipulations by Erik Johansson originally appeared on Bored Panda on April 30, 2013.

Tags: Art, boredpanda, digital art, erik johansson, full-page, Latest Posts, photo manipulation, photo manipulations, photography, photoshop, photoshopping, retouching, surreal

15 New Animal Species Bred in Photoshop

April 22nd, 2013 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Redditor gyyp answers some questions you’ve probably never even had, like, “What do you get if you combine a duck and a horse?”, and gives you… a Dorse! Snake and horse? Snorse! Elephant and duck? Elephuck!

“I like creating stupid animal species,” says gyyp, who has bred more than 20 new funny animal species in Photoshop. Would you like to see one of these in reality?

Dorse

Guinea Lion

Killer Penguin

Purd

Snorse

See the rest of 15 New Animal Species Bred in Photoshop

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Rare Color Photographs of Women at Work During WW2

February 20th, 2013 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

When millions of men joined the armed forces, women had to replace them by taking jobs that previously had been held by men – such as bank teller, shoe salesperson or even aircraft mechanic. Woman started working in factories – this was called the “Rosie the Riveter” phenomenon.

Although we’re blessed of not having to witness the atrocities of World War II, some people take great interest in the history of the period. Dave Hall, fascinated by the authentic photographs from the time, brings them back to life by color correcting, toning, and sharpening to restore the brilliant texture and amazing sharpness found in the original negatives and glass plates^[1]. Most of the pictures come from the Library of Congress, and were originally taken by Alfred T. Palmer who worked for the Office of War Information (responsible for promoting patriotism, war news management and women recruitment). His photos had to lure young women into the factories by showing women workers as glamorous and even fashionable.

Dave is also running a vintage photo blog Shorpy.com, where he publishes his retouched photos. The website is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, who lived over 100 years ago, and today features thousands of high definition images from the 1850s to the 1950s. Some of them could really be confused for contemporary photography!

Website: shorpy.com

Plane Jane: 1942

October 1942. Long Beach, California. “Women are trained to do precise and vital engine installation detail in Douglas Aircraft Co. plants.”

Kodachrome Goes to War: 1942

October 1942. “Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California.”

The Red Socks: 1942

October 1942. Yet another still from the Technicolor pajama party that was the American aircraft industry in World War II: “Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California.”

Rosie at Work: 1942

June 1942. Engine inspector for North American Aviation at Long Beach, California.

Doing Her Part: 1942

October 1942. Inglewood, California. “Young woman employee of North American Aviation working over the landing gear mechanism of a P-51 fighter plane.”

Just You Wait, Mr. Hitler: 1942

October 1942. Long Beach, California. “Girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers.”

Marcella and Elibia: 1943

Women employed as roundhouse wipers having lunch, Chicago & North Western Railroad, Clinton, Iowa. Marcella Hart is at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right. April 1943

The Avenger: 1943

Working on a “Vengeance” dive-bomber at Vultee-Nashville. February 1943.

Agnes of Milwaukee: 1943

February 1943. Heil & Co., Milwaukee. “Agnes Cliemka, age 23, husband may be going into the service any day. Agnes used to work in a department store. Checking fuel hose on gasoline trailer before it is turned over to the Air Force.”

A Nice Hot Cup of Delicious Air

October 1942. Girl worker at lunch also absorbing California sunshine, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach.

War Machine: 1942

October 1942. Engine installers at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, California.

Angel of History: 1942

B-25 bomber cowl assembly, North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas. October 1942.

Fort Worth: 1942

October 1942. Lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft plant in Fort Worth, Texas.

Paging Rosie: 1942

October 1942. “Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker.” (With, yes, a power drill.)

Rare Color Photographs of Women at Work During WW2 originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 20, 2013.

Tags: Alfred T. Palmer, black and white, boredpanda, colorized photos, colorized pictures, Dave Hall, full-page, History, Latest Posts, photo restauration, photography, photoshop, restauration, retouched, Shorpy, world war II, ww2, ww2 photography, ww2 photos, wwII

Burnt Matchstick Art by Stanislav Aristov

February 8th, 2013 by Ieva | No Comments | Filed in Design

A matchstick is something so ordinary and simple that one could hardly imagine it could become an object of art. A Russian artist Stanislav Aristov however, unveils the artistic potential of matches in his his “??????” (“matchsticks” in Russian) series. This 30-year-old photographer literally plays with fire by bending the matches into the desired shapes as they burn, then uses a macro lens and a studio flash to shoot the fire and the smoke around it. The artist then moves to Photoshop to finish the image.

Stanislav says that the idea came to him completely by accident:

“I was playing with a pack of matches while I was deciding what to photograph for a competition. It was while I was watching the match that I began to think of how it represents life. There is the burnt part representing the past, the smoke of memories left and the untouched part of the match the future.”

For more matchstick art, be sure to visit Stanislav’s website.

Website: poltergejst.com

Burnt Matchstick Art by Stanislav Aristov originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 8, 2013.

Tags: Art, boredpanda, burnt matches, digital art, fire, full-page, Latest Posts, matches, matchsticks, photo manipulations, photography, photoshop, Stanislav Aristov

Awe-inspiring Parallel Worlds by Karezoid Michal Karcz

November 15th, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

Some artists get to the point when their usual medium or technique starts to limit their visions. This is exactly what happened to a Polish artist Michal Karcz who found that painting and the ordinary dark room photography techniques didn’t allow him to fully realize his potential.

Born in 1977 in Warsaw, the graduate of the High School of the Arts was first passionate about painting. However, in the early 90′s, he became drawn to photography only to realize that the dark-room techniques alone were almost as limiting as the paintbrush and canvas. Luckily, the developing technology allowed him to combine the two with the help of some digital tools.

“This digital photography and software gave me the opportunity to generate unique realities that are impossible to create with ordinary dark room techniques,” says Michal.

Most of his work is “a journey to the places which don’t exist”. They’re places from Michal’s dreams, desires, imagination and fears. Are you ready to take a trip?

Website: michalkarcz.com

Awe-inspiring Parallel Worlds by Karezoid Michal Karcz originally appeared on Bored Panda on November 15, 2012.

Tags: Art, boredpanda, digital art, full-page, Karezoid Michal Karcz, Latest Posts, photo manipulation, photography, photoshop, surreal

21 New Photo Manipulations by Sarolta Ban

October 10th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

We have first introduced you to a Hungarian artist Sarolta Ban two years ago. Surprisingly, she was then working with a non-professional FinePix S5600 camera and claimed she had learned digital processing by herself. We decided to check with her again and see how her life has changed.

Turns out, with all the photography projects, jewellery design now comes in second, although Sarolta still enjoys doing it everyday. After our publication in 2010 the artist started receiving a lot more international recognition, with her work being exhibited in the Netherlands, Ireland, France, Poland, Luxemberg and Hungary. She has also received Elle Magazine’s Young Artist Talent Award together with QEP (Qualified European Photographer) award from Federation of European Photographers.

Her future looks bright, too: Sarolta bought a more professional

“I like using ordinary elements and by combining them, I can give them various stories, personalities. (full interview)

“I hope that the meanings of my pictures are never too limited, are open in some way, each viewer can transform them into a personal aspect. So I’m happy if different people find different meanings in my images.” (full interview)

“I usually work on a picture from a few hours to a couple of days long, and many times I use 50-100 different layers [in Photoshop] for one picture.” (full interview)

Photo Manipulations by Sarolta Ban (PART I)

21 New Photo Manipulations by Sarolta Ban originally appeared on Bored Panda on October 10, 2012.

Tags: Art, boredpanda, digital art, Latest Posts, photo manipulation, photoshop, postproduction, Sarolta Ban, surreal

Stunning Photo Manipulations by Michael Oswald

September 10th, 2012 by Ieva | No Comments | Filed in Design

Hiding in the last row of a boring class in high school shouldn’t always be regarded as slacking. What once started of as fooling around with Photoshop and 3D Max in the back of AutoCAD class, has now developed into signature style that 30-year-old digital artist Michael Oswald describes as ‘photo manipulation on steroids’.

These days, creation of Michael’s artwork starts by taking up to 100 reference pictures until he gets a perfect shot which is then processed in Photoshop and 3D Max. He uses just a few Photoshop tools like blurring, airbrushing and smudging to paint over the top of the image in order to make it look like a painting.

In spite of his work being a combination of unique Photoshop techniques and digital painting, Michael O doesn’t underestimate the importance of knowledge of the traditional art techniques. “The standard rules of art, like composition, always apply and the medium is just a personal choice,” says Michael.

Website: bymichaelo.com

Stunning Photo Manipulations by Michael Oswald originally appeared on Bored Panda on September 10, 2012.

Tags: 3d, 3D Max, Art, boredpanda, digital art, Latest Posts, Michael Oswald, photo manipulation, photoshop

If You Could Photoshop the Real World

May 8th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Inspired by Cracked.com’s article “If You Could Photoshop the Real World”, the most depressive humor site on the net “Sad and Useless” made their own version of this idea.

And what about you? What would you do if you could use Photoshop in real life?

If You Could Photoshop the Real World originally appeared on Bored Panda on May 8, 2012.

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