The beard trend is lasting longer than imagined. How about “Treebeards”? Cal Redback has given a new spin to the beard fashion in his latest portrait series that has a similar aesthetic to Alberto Seveso’s famous digital art. Some of his weird hybrid plant-people look a bit ghastly (see pic #4) resembling the scary Michael Myers. […]
Category: Photo Retouching
Out-of-this-World Coffee Cup Manipulations by Witchoria
Are we witnessing the next level of latte art? Maybe in the future! These coffee cup montages are the creations of Witchoria, a Brooklyn-based graphic designer with a big imagination. Although her images are not Photoshop perfect, it doesn’t even matter as they stimulate our minds and transport us into parallel worlds. Also take a […]
Samurais and Superheroes: The Dark Art of Kavan the Kid
If you remember these creepy pics by Kavan the Kid, you’ll be excited to know: he’s released a new series with samurais and superheroes. The Mountain and the Viper (hint: Game of Thrones) are seen battling it out, a Samurai fully painted in Kill-Bill-yellow-and-black is present in a number of dramatic scenes, and it is […]
Distortions and Shadows: The Imagery of Steoville
In Steoville’s first series shown here, “Distortions,” the face, hands and body of a young man are stretched and melted into infinity. It could be a great representation of an alienated experience, a man enclosed in himself, struggling with his own troubling thoughts. In the second series (third image down), “Shades,” the artist uses doilies […]
Robert Jahns’ Surreal Photo Edits
Robert Jahns creates surreal photographs depicting people and animals in scenes that easily suspend our reality. Incredibly, he does all of the editing on his iPhone, using apps like VSCO Cam, ArtStudio, and Snapseed. The result is stunning scenarios where the subjects of the photographs live out some of our wildest fantasies and dreams. Artwork © Robert […]
Eccentric Makeup and Photography by Rankin
Co-founder of Dazed & Confused magazine, Brit photographer Rankin has been taking pictures of every fashion celebrity known to man. His work has been awarded and praised to great extent and there isn’t much to add to his portfolio; he’s done BBC shoots in South Africa, commissioned by Bono for his R.E.D. brand, appeared in […]
The Road to the Unknown: Photography by Reuben Wu
Not only is he a photographer, Reuben Wu is also a musician and co-founder of electronic band Ladytron. How cool is that? This Chicago-based artist has been displaying his surreal still images in exhibitions across the United States. An interesting project is his ongoing series, “An Uncommon Place,” which he states is “an attempt to […]
Throwing Colored Powders: The Ars Thanea Photo Shoot
Advertising agency Ars Thanea was preparing their new website, and as a way to promote its launch they did an exciting photo shoot to display on the Internet. “We had this idea a long time ago. Soaking colors, deep saturation, and a lot of magical dust.” [1] They used Holi colors from India and had […]
Let the Flowers Fly: Photography by Jenna Martin
Jenna Martin is an American fine art photographer who has an ethereal and dreamy style. Whether she is releasing hundreds of purple flowers into the air or disappearing into a mirror in the middle of the street, her grand vision is matched by a great technical skill. Images © Jenna Martin Via Flickr
The Smoke Photography of Jared Tyler
You don’t have to smoke cigarettes to be fascinated with the free-flowing effect of fumes coming out of someone’s mouth in artistic pictures, like these of Jared Tyler. Smoke has been a great prop for photography and cinema throughout many decades. A tool for cinematographers to set different moods in scenes. Think of the smoke […]