Crazy photography

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There are selfies, and then there are self-portraits. Make no mistake, these are two very different things, in the same way that a photograph

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Scream

„Shopped!“, is the constant cry of internet's sceptic and avid web browser. But after seeing Thomas Barbéy's works many sceptics are pleased to say “'Shopped”. Barbéy's surrealistic manipulations are not only works of retouching and airbrushing - he also sticks the negatives together, photographs them, uses other techniques to reach the concept vision he had in his mind first – but few are able to resist the gripping illusion. Isn't illusions what people are looking for in life and art?

⌘When You're Strange⌘

Photography has many tips and tricks of the trade used both by amateurs and famous photographers - the many uses of light, perspective, darkness, exposure, and many other bits are what makes beautiful pictures. All of that wouldn't come to one unified look without shadows though as they are what gives the image depth or in some cases, changes the view entirely. Also, they're free, they're everywhere, and there's no limit to what you can do with them if you have the know-how.