Instagram Favourites - May 2013

Here are some of my favourite pictures from instagram last month. You can't view other users 'liked' photos yet but I have put links to all the photos below. However some may be set to private. Links from top left:

1. Cocktails -Emma Zentner  2. Pagoda China - Avi Bernet  3. Dusk - Trent Mitchell  4. Reflection - Kate Rogers 5. Sculpture - Jennie Symes  6. New York - Jennie Symes  7. Sunrise - Penny Crayon  8. Lemon Meringue Pie - Ellie Trerise  9. Clifton - Karl Gowing  10. Puppy - Hype and Slippers  11. Birdcage - Tif Grant Riley  12. Puddle - Kahri Haines  13. Cupcakes - Jennifer Elizabeth  14. Glass ceiling Structure - Pshiiit Polish  15. Seafront - Jade Hopcroft  16. Windowsill - Ida Laerke

Miniature World Photo Manipulations

14 Year old photographer Zev, known under the name Fiddle Oak, creates these beautiful miniature scenes of his family using photo manipulation of interiors and objects. The results are so impressive for someone so young! He has been photographing and working with photoshop since he was 8 years old!

You can find more of his work on his flikr site.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiddleoak/

Fox River Derivatives - Peter Hoffman

I came across these beautifully abstract images on peta pixel recently. Photogrpaher Peter Hoffman's project aims to question our relationship with natural resources by creating these intriguing warped phtoographs. These unique images are made by burning the negatives of his photographs, which result in strange colourful bubbles and shapes smeared across the image.

"After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, Hoffman has been playing with the concept of 'Water and Oil.' His experiments have been centered on using water and fossil fuels in the photographic image-making process, incorporating those substances as important components in the photos that result."

You can see more of peter Hoffman's work at his website:
http://www.peterghoffman.com/index.php/short-works/fox-river-derivatives/

And you can read more at Peta Pixel:
http://petapixel.com/2013/05/06/photos-created-by-coating-negatives-with-gasoline-and-setting-them-on-fire/

 

 

Real Life Disney Princesses

Finnish designer Jirka Vaatainen has created an amazing photo series of Disney Princesses in real life. The project was completed during his Graphic Design degree at the Art University College at Bournemouth. Using photo manipulation and digital painting, Jirka has envisioned very realistic portraits of Disney's famous female figures.

The finished results are stunning, I love the realistic approach to the photographs yet they still have a magical quality about them. His series is one of the most 'appreciated' on behance and there are many requests for other disney characters online. I would really like to see Merida from Brave, her vibrant red curly hair would make a great image.

Jirka Vaatainen has a passion for many different visuals including graphic design, art and film. You can see more of his work from the links below.

http://cargocollective.com/jirka/
http://jirkavinse.wordpress.com/
http://www.behance.net/Jirka

Below are the photographs of Cinderella, Jasmine from Aladdin, Wendy and Tinkerbell from Peter Pan, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Pocahontas, and Snow White. There are 17 images in the collection so far, and these can be found on Jirka's website.

Medium Format Pinhole Camera - Kelly Angood

I love this 'do-it-yourself' cardboard pinhole camera from London based photographer Kelly Angood. The design replicates the look of a twin-lens reflex medium format camera and comes in a flat pack kit. I have experimented with assembling handmade pinhole cameras before from paper templates and was never very successful with the pinhole photographs. The paper was always too delicate and would often rip. This new camera Videre however is screen printed onto thick recycled cardboard and looks much more sturdy.

You can follow the projects process on the Tumblr page.

http://kickstarterpinholediary.tumblr.com/

To see more pinhole projects on my blog look here.

And to see my first attempt at making a paper pinhole camera look here. 

 

Little Girl and Tomcat

There has been a series of photographs trending on the internet recently from Andy Prokh of his four year old daughter Catherine and his Tomcat Lilu. The series shows the relationship between the two family members and what they get up to in the time they have lived together.

The photographs are cute and the compositions are really clever. The fact that the Tomcat Lilu plays along with the set up creates very funny photographs. I don't know how he had the patience to photograph Lilu, my cat never cooperates with me when I photograph her! The images rely a lot on timing and chance, capturing the images at the right moment as well as some photoshop trickery.

You can see more photographs on Andy Prokh's website. http://www.photodom.com/member/andy%20prokh

Daredevil Mustang Wanted - Skywalking Photos

Skywalking is a dangerous photographic fad which has hit the internet. There are many young photographers in Russia climbing to extreme heights to take crazy photographs which make your stomach turn. 

But Ukrainian daredevil Mustang Wanted has taken this concept further by photographing himself hanging from edges by his arms and legs! Im not afraid of heights but his photographs make me feel queasy as there are no safety harnesses or trickery of any sorts!

You can see more of Mustang Wanted's photos and videos on his website.

http://www.mustang-wanted.com

 

 

 

Millefiori - Fabian Oefner

I can't stop looking through Fabian Oefner's work, he has some incredible projects. These photographs are a little hard to get your head around, as they look so bizarre. The structure itself looks as if its from another planet. Or something infectious under a microscope. But the vibrant colours in the images contradict this assumption and give the photographs a beautiful aesthetic. I'm not even going to attempt to explain how this works, instead you can read about the project and watch a short video on Fabian's website, and also check out this review from its nice that. 

http://www.fabianoefner.com/64838/556924/projects/millefiori

http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/fabian-oefner

"The shapes, you see in these image are about the size of a thumbnail. They are created by mixing ferrofluid with water color and putting it into a magnetic field.

Ferrofluid is a magnetic solution with a viscosity similar to motor oil. When put under a magnetic field, the iron particles in the solution start to rearrange, forming the black channels and separating the water colors from the ferrofluid. The result are these peculiar looking structures." 

Fabian Oefner - Black Hole

Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner creates stunning photographs which aim to capture the unseen. He calls himself a 'curious investigator' and aims to 'invite us to stop for a moment and appreciate the magic that constantly surrounds us.' His latest project Black Hole explores the movement of paint when thrown from a spinning drill. The drill causes the paint to form amazing circular shapes which Fabian captures with perfect timing!

The photos are striking because of the string contrast of the black background and vibrant colours of the paint. The project reminds me of a similar concept from Dentsu London, who photographed paint sculptures being projected from music speakers. (See post here).

Fabian has many other projects on his website, which is definitely worth a look! http://www.fabianoefner.com/64838/1159918/projects/black-hole

Ross Sonnenberg - Camera-less Photography with Fireworks

Photographer Ross Sonnenberg has created these amazing abstract photograms by exposing photographic paper to fireworks. He has been experimenting with camera-less photography for his project 'Color Bang'. 

I love this technique and have looked at many photographers exploring this process during my self directed study at uni. I went to a really interesting exhibition at the V&A called shadow catchers (see post here). My project was looking at how artists have challenged the assumption that a camera is necessary to make a photograph. 

Ross Sonnenberg's photographs definitely caught my eye because of the dramatic colours. The light from the fireworks have created these stunning colourful images which look like galaxies.  

I have always been fascinated by the planets and stars, looking through telescopes and wondering what these far off places might look like. With this series I have tried to create imaginary solar systems and super novas using different materials, and fireworks for my light source to make one-of-a-kind camera less images directly onto color and black and white photographic paper. Like the darkness in outer space, I work in the dark to create images that mimic the interstellar places that I always dreamed about going to as a kid.

You can see Ross Sonnenberg's series of photograms on his website.
http://rosssonnenberg.com/

 

Frozen Trees - Timothy Corbin

Beautiful photographs from Timothy Corbin of ice covered trees on the shore of lake Ontario in Canada. I don't think I have seen anything like this before, the photos are absolutely stunning.

Timothy found the icy trees after a winter blizzard in February which caused the waves to crash on the shore. I find the photos especially striking because of the contrast between the violent icicles and the calm waters. You can see more of timothy's work on his website or flikr stream.

http://inplain-sight.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timocorbin/8458688378

Markus Reugels' Liquid Worlds

I am a big fan of high speed photography and have posted before with artists creating liquid sculptures. But I never get bored with this technique of photography, I think it is stunning and really quite skilful. German artist Markus Reugels' continued experiments with water have developed into the most beautiful and extraordinary pieces. He has created liquid planets by using different backgrounds which refract through the water. The water droplets are timed precisely to give unpredictable water sculptures. His work is continuing to evolve and produce the most remarkable images. I really want to try this technique myself one day.

You can see more of Markus' work on his flikr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/maianer/.

For more of my posts about high speed photography and water sculptures please look here
http://rosieslade.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/High%20Speed%20Photography