Creating Surreal Photo Art of Flying Whales in Space

In this article, I’ll share how I created a photo art piece titled, “Flying Whales.” The idea was to create surreal artwork using only toys and some handcraft and make it as real as possible.

I started with a clear idea/concept about flying whales and flying planets. I used one flash head to be the moonlight. I got the white balls from a gift shop and colored them with gold paint to make them shine.

The whale toy was from a company called “MOJO FUN”. They make high-quality life-like animals and sea creatures. I hooked the toy whale using fishing line on the flashlight head.

I got a fog machine for haze. But it was a huge problem because the smoke spread everywhere.

I started searching the Web for a solution, but I couldn’t find anything helpful. Most people suggested getting dry ice, but unfortunately, I couldn’t find any in my area.

I eventually got a cardboard box and cut a small hole to make the fog go through. I then got my old vacuum cleaner tube hooked it up with the fog machine, I also used a fan on top to make the fog swim on the surface of the table without it spreading everywhere.

After shooting the photo, and with a bit of help from Photoshop, here were the results:

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