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The internet is full of beautiful and amazing photographs, but do you ever stop and wonder just what went into that perfect shot? I'm not just talking about the photo editing side of the process, although there's certainly plenty of that involved behind the scenes. No, I'm talking about the hard physical work combined with the often super-creative approaches that photographers employ to ensure that their final shot is the very best depiction of their photoshoot ideas.
Take a look at these behind the scenes pictures to see what we mean. Compiled by Bored Panda, they're sure to give the budding photographer some fresh photography ideas while providing the rest of us an enlightening glimpse into the reality of hard work, photo manipulation and Photoshop ideas that hides behind many a perfect picture.
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Miniature Car Models Create Realistic Historical Photos
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Burning Lava
Ethel Cayanan 8 years ago
This is the shot that made me follow kawika on instagram (i only saw him on fb before). And I love it when viewers gets all hyped up weather its real or cam tricks. This guy captures Hawaiin life like no other. From the eye of a man that is proud of his home who happened to have a camera. Simple; Humble; with a magnificent (unintentionally) Money Shot Eye for life. This particular image was shot for fun and it circulated in social media like crazy. Why do ppl believe his story? Because we simply do. See all hos stuff on instagram. He os kawika singson.
Kawika Singson 8 years ago
Thanks Ethel!...aloha Kawika :) Than Ethel!...aloha Kawika :)
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Leanna Rose 5 years ago
I agree with Luca so much, but what if the lava is real! face it the fire is not its obvious who wants to be in fire.0w0
Honolulu Storm 7 years ago
Oh geez this is fake, the photog said he photo-shopped it once this pix was going around on social media as being 'real'. There was the actual pix he took that wasn't on fire
Seb Hedgecoe 8 years ago
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/07/19/Photographer-admits-to-faking-viral-lava-photographer-on-fire-photo
Sergio Solórzano 8 years ago
that is solid rock, but its too hot, enough to make plastic burn on contact if you stand on the same place for long, but don't worry he just needs a new pair of boots, but he has more than enough time to take the pictures and leave, also new plastic ends for the tripod (it's just the rubber burning, the rest is okey).
Setsuna Kotobuki 8 years ago
His shoes and tripod is on fire, why is he standing on molten lava
Barbara Javonillo 8 years ago
Kawika is a pure simple human being that loves his life in Hawaii also known as the Big Island , anybody that know 's him are truly blessed with his photo's/video's of his everyday life living in Hawaii. He respects all life forms, human, animal,insects and our "aina" that we live in and respect.. We look forward to his daily FB postings and to know him is awesome & inspirational. Mahalo Kawika for sharing your life .
Ann McNeil 8 years ago
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/07/19/Photographer-admits-to-faking-viral-lava-photographer-on-fire-photo
Mary Hickcox 8 years ago
I've stood very near lava and no way could you do that for more than a second. It's so hot even being 10 feet away.
Mike Soq 8 years ago
The subject already debunked this photo. He intentionally posed for 2 or 3 sec on the lava for this shot
Robert O 8 years ago
ok, source it for us all, ie post the article of him debunking it
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Connie Lloyd-Wyvernspur 8 years ago
This IS real and actually a famous picture of a National Geograghic photogragher.
Von Wong 8 years ago
Its fake: http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/07/19/Photographer-admits-to-faking-viral-lava-photographer-on-fire-photo
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Lina D. 8 years ago
The story behind this photo: https://www.boredpanda.com/photographer-kawika-singson-catches-fire-while-shooting-lava/ :)
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Mirror Lake
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Rock Climber
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Floating
Bambi Bambszi 8 years ago
Well you didn't think that the girl and the chair really flew, did you?
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Food Styling Photography
Tammy Chapman 8 years ago
This one makes me laugh....silly. I love the comment "the bloody food" by ScribbleArtie. lmao I'm American and a Texan at that. We don't use the term bloody, unless it's to describes actual blood. lol
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Wedding Photography
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Underwater Photoshoot
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Baby Photography
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Perfume On A Glassy Surface
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Underwater Photoshoot
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Umbrella
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Capturing The Hummingbirds With 3D Camera
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Macro Photography
Lotus Buccola 8 years ago
I'm always jelly of these guys. I get near a dragonfly or bug and AWAY!!! T_T
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How Landscape Photos Are Really Made
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Surrealistic Photoshoot In The Sea
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Flour Photoshoot
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Romantic Couple Photoshoot
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Volcano Photography
Arti Maharaj 8 years ago
Damn! if I could've created a volcano like that for high school :P How was the volcano made? its very very cool!
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How Mountains Landscape Photos Are Made Of
Lena Hunter 8 years ago
I feel like I would run into so many photographers just buying cotton balls and spray bottles
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Aurora Borealis
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Leonie Spierings 8 years ago
Maybe it's just me but there are very little true 'behind the scenes' photo's and some that just,.. takes a lot of time capturing. Like the Romantic couple, how else would that photo have been taken?
fanfic DREW 8 years ago
I had the same though ... same could be said about the dog trying to catch a ball underwater
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Raylene Hamson 8 years ago
I thought they were very clever, and just shows what can be achieved when thinking outside the box....well done !!
Hillary Bowden 8 years ago
So what do all of you naysayers think movies are? Especially the ones with all of those special effects? I think this photography is fantastic and takes a heckuva lot of creativity!!!
Egle Bitinaite 8 years ago
Well, photography implies realism, and has been used as a tool to document reality, at least before advanced editing was invented. Much more so than fictional films and paintings, which utilize imagination
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Horatiu Curutiu 8 years ago
Thank you Bored Panda (and Lina D.) for mentioning us. Here is a BTS video with the flour photoshoot. Enjoy everyone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DleW1PY2LI
Piotrek Ziolkowski 8 years ago
Well the title is slightly misleading. It implies deception on a large scale which isn't so. Camera is not a magical, truth seeing device. It's a tool, just like a pen. It shows what the creator wanted us to see. Nothing less, nothing more.
Alejandra Colunga Rogers 8 years ago
No. 7 it's incorrect. The way the M&M's appear on the drops are by colors, red, yellow, green, blue, etc. but on the "real picture" the M&M's are all mixed up.
Alicia Wyatt 8 years ago
When I do photography like that, I would be checking how it looks first before I go and organize the M&M's
Load More Replies... Naomi Prior 8 years ago
I don't like being lied to, I understand a creative photo like the diving photos, but candy floss for clouds etc just don't ok!!!
Janice Foster 8 years ago
Totally agree! Those photos left me with a bad taste in my mouth...
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Erin Nadeau 8 years ago
I like to see how some of the more recognizable photos were captured. A *ton* of Photoshop had to go into some of these, but the end result is great!
Norah Morris 8 years ago
Some of these aren't that bad like the wedding ones aren't fake they just took a lot of time
Norah Morris 8 years ago
I'm an amateur photographer and I would never do that I like to take real photos
Alicia Wyatt 8 years ago
A lot of these are still "real" photos and others are photos that are combined with photo-manipulation.
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Jaime Pineda Suarez 8 years ago
la sexta es falsa en la foto aparecen los dulces ordenados y en el plato en desorden totalmente falsa
Leonie Spierings 8 years ago
Maybe it's just me but there are very little true 'behind the scenes' photo's and some that just,.. takes a lot of time capturing. Like the Romantic couple, how else would that photo have been taken?
fanfic DREW 8 years ago
I had the same though ... same could be said about the dog trying to catch a ball underwater
Load More Replies... Raylene Hamson 8 years ago
I thought they were very clever, and just shows what can be achieved when thinking outside the box....well done !!
Hillary Bowden 8 years ago
So what do all of you naysayers think movies are? Especially the ones with all of those special effects? I think this photography is fantastic and takes a heckuva lot of creativity!!!
Egle Bitinaite 8 years ago
Well, photography implies realism, and has been used as a tool to document reality, at least before advanced editing was invented. Much more so than fictional films and paintings, which utilize imagination
Load More Replies... Horatiu Curutiu 8 years ago
Thank you Bored Panda (and Lina D.) for mentioning us. Here is a BTS video with the flour photoshoot. Enjoy everyone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DleW1PY2LI
Piotrek Ziolkowski 8 years ago
Well the title is slightly misleading. It implies deception on a large scale which isn't so. Camera is not a magical, truth seeing device. It's a tool, just like a pen. It shows what the creator wanted us to see. Nothing less, nothing more.
Alejandra Colunga Rogers 8 years ago
No. 7 it's incorrect. The way the M&M's appear on the drops are by colors, red, yellow, green, blue, etc. but on the "real picture" the M&M's are all mixed up.
Alicia Wyatt 8 years ago
When I do photography like that, I would be checking how it looks first before I go and organize the M&M's
Load More Replies... Naomi Prior 8 years ago
I don't like being lied to, I understand a creative photo like the diving photos, but candy floss for clouds etc just don't ok!!!
Janice Foster 8 years ago
Totally agree! Those photos left me with a bad taste in my mouth...
Load More Replies... Erin Nadeau 8 years ago
I like to see how some of the more recognizable photos were captured. A *ton* of Photoshop had to go into some of these, but the end result is great!
Norah Morris 8 years ago
Some of these aren't that bad like the wedding ones aren't fake they just took a lot of time
Norah Morris 8 years ago
I'm an amateur photographer and I would never do that I like to take real photos
Alicia Wyatt 8 years ago
A lot of these are still "real" photos and others are photos that are combined with photo-manipulation.
Load More Replies... Jaime Pineda Suarez 8 years ago
la sexta es falsa en la foto aparecen los dulces ordenados y en el plato en desorden totalmente falsa
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