Colossal: Soap Bubbles into Mysterious Planets

Photographer Jason Tozer Turns Soap Bubbles into Mysterious, Colorful Planets

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/11/photographer-jason-tozer-turns-soap-bubbles-into-mysterious-colorful-planets/

Looking at Jason Tozer's photographs made me realize that there is something endlessly fascinating about the beauty of a soap bubble. I am amazed by his lighting techniques that illuminate the surface of each bubble and make them look like plants. I am really impressed by his ability to make things that we were familiar with such as soap bubbles into something foreign and beautiful.  

"No these aren’t incredible new high-resolution photographs of newly discovered rainbow worlds beamed back from Hubble, they’re just soap bubbles, captured by the extremely talented photographer Jason Tozer in his London studio. Armed with a Hasselblad camera and a 135mm lens, Tozer has developed a his lighting technique that requires a giant dome of perspex to illuminate the reflective surface of each bubble. The more patterned surfaces on the bubbles are manipulated with a straw to create the various swirls and textures that might as well be the surface of Jupiter or Neptune. All of the colors and details you’re seeing are 100% genuine as Tozer very rarely relies on any sort of retouching or color correction. You can explore his website to see a few more photos, several of which have a fancy zoom feature giving you the full macro effect, he’s also done similar work with smoke and ice." All images courtesy the artist. (via the super awesome shop)

Inspirational artist: Leonid Afremov

Afremov painting with palette knife 

http://leonidafremov.deviantart.com/

Leonid Afremov is a Belarusian painter who was born in Vitebsk, in 1955. Leonid Afremov tried different techniques during his career, but he especially fell in love with painting with oil and palette knife. Every artwork is the result of long painting process; every canvas is born during the creative search; every painting is full of his inner world. Each of his paintings brings different moods, colors and emotions. Leonid Afremov loves to express the beauty, harmony and spirit of this world in his paintings. Each of his artworks reflects his feelings, and sensitivity, passion. "I believe that art helps us to be free from aggression and depression", he said.

I was instantly charmed by the way Afremov used his colors and bold strokes. His paintings really catch people’s eyes. I love the bright and rich colors, which create a sort of warm and romantic atmosphere.