This is a TED talk by Erik Johansson where he talks about taking photos that can't actually be "taken" in real life, and how to use photoshop and still have results that people believe in. Here are a few of his pictures that inspire me:
"It's more about capturing an idea than a moment really."
"Take pieces of reality and put it together to create ultimate reality."
3 simple rules to follow to make something look realistic : same perspective, light and impossible to distinguish where each photo begins - make it seamless.
Erik Johansson's work has impressed and inspired me the most out of the photography I have looked at so far. His ability to create something which is not real but we somehow still believe the scene is something that will be important to my project. I am not going to be able to photograph many of my subjects with their actual animals, therefore many of my images will have to be digitally created using more than one image. He talks about how planning is important, which I found to be true when creating my maquettes and had to use images that weren't created for these intentions - if you force your work, people can tell. I look forward to reshooting my subjects with clear intentions in mind to create the seamless photographs that Erik talks about.
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