In the thin line between photography and illusion ranks Erik Johansson, Swedish artist magician of illusionism and artist of the editing. Just at this time that Photoshop has celebrated the birthday with pomp I present the work of an experienced photographer that between illusion and surrealism changes our perspective in every sense.
"I'm a photographer and retoucher from Sweden. I use photography as a way of collecting material to realize the ideas in my mind. "
Already this statement fully describes the work of Swedish photographer, who currently lives and works in Berlin. But behind this sentence is much more, editing experience to embarrass many colleagues.
A single photo can be composed of many distinct snapshots that together create a fantastic surreal world that you can almost touch from what seems real.
Photographic illusions by Erik Johansson
With the video you see below you can get a more complete idea of his way of working that actually is really accurate and researched.
From a simple sketch Johansson manages to create an entire composition photographing the different elements separately and then combine them with photo-editing software. Note also the strong component of manual dexterity to carry out the casting of the grassy field.
Visit homepage of Erik Johansson to see all his works.
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