Ideas worth spreading

Impossible photography

4,327,348 views | Erik Johansson • TEDSalon London Fall 2011

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.

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

Photographer and retoucher

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

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