Ideas worth spreading

4,310,223 views | Erik Johansson • TEDSalon London Fall 2011

Impossible photography

Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes -- capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually plausible.

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Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes -- capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually plausible.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Photographer and retoucher

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Photographer Erik Johansson creates impossible but photorealistic images that capture an idea, not a moment.