A Photographer Turns a Lens on His Family’s Appalachian Background
With a unique merger of family, folklore, and nature, photographer Riley Goodman cleverly captures the soul-stirring, antiquated environment revealed in an Appalachian community.
Target Goes Photoshop-Free for New Swimsuit Photos
A couple of years ago, Target got embarrassed by a Photoshop fail that gave a swimsuit model ridiculously long arms (that model was later invited onto Ellen). The retail chain has since learned from its mistakes: its latest swimsuit photos focus on realism and leave out Photoshop "airbrushing."
Artist Has Self-Portrait Painting Approved as Drivers License Photograph
Check out this portrait photograph of Swedish artist Fredrik Saker. It's actually a self-portrait that Saker painted by hand. While we've seen and shared photo-realistic drawings before, Saker's came up with a clever way of validating his photo's realism: he managed to have it approved as his drivers license photo.
Photorealistic Faces Coming to a Video Game Near You
Inanimate objects in video games have long been quite realistic, but facial expressions on human characters haven’t been nearly …
Unbelievably Realistic Camera Tour of a Computer Generated Classroom
If you were reading PetaPixel earlier this year, you probably remember the jaw-dropping CGI animation titled "The Third & The Seventh". Here's another extremely realistic and detailed computer-generated animation that simulates a camera traveling through a classroom (with lens flares and all). It was created by Israel-based Studio Aiko.