Photography is an art. Maybe I should rephrase that. Good photography is an art. I love wasting my time looking through Flickr or Stumbling photography sites . I like to get ideas, see new ways of looking at the world around me, finding out how a different angle can change the meaning or interpretation of a photograph.
For today’s Tuesday Spotlight I’d like to share a fun series of shots taken by Jan Von Holleben entitled Dreams of Flying. Take a good look at the slideshow. There are 30 prints included, every one whimsical. He takes everyday objects and uses them to his advantage to get create the illusion he wants. My children want to try recreating The Wizards. I like the simplicity of Superman and the Balloon Flyer. Please go have fun looking at them all!
My wheels are already spinning on how I can use the same concept and create our family Christmas Card this year. Yes, I’m already thinking about Christmas. I like to get everything completely done by October so I can relax and really enjoy the holiday season. Anyway, back to the Christmas card. I’m thinking maybe some shepherds with sheep and angels or even the whole nativity scene. Heaven knows I have enough children for that. Or maybe a Santa Claus similar to the one Mr. Von Holleben did.
What do you think? What holiday scenes could I create using all of my children?
I think the trick is the look on the kids faces. The bike picture #4 is believable because the middle kid looks intent on flying over the others. You take such wonderful pictures – I can’t wait to see what you do with this.
What an interesting concept. Those photos were fun to look at. I like the one of the little boy on the beach with the balloons and the santa claus photo was to cute. I can’t wait to see what you will come up with for your Christmas card photo……..=)
Happy Days………..
I am so recreating the Santa Clause this year with my kids! Thanks for the great link. I enjoyed them all. The dog rider was a favorite. Maybe because our kids spend an awful lot of time trying to ride our poor beagle.
These are fun! I like the Balloon Flyer and the Strong Men. Yes, I bet you could have a lot of fun with this!
Oh! Those are amazing. Thank you for sharing them. I can’t wait to see what you come up with for your family.
I so love these photographs. What fun and the kids seem to be having so much fun too. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. WOW!