Those of us who have tried mixing a bunch of photos together know that the process isn’t quite as easy as it might look. Blending different elements to form a single convincing image requires a very diverse skill set. Composition, color theory, the need for a solid concept and the technical know how to blend the elements together often come in to play in one piece.
The following 10 artists and studio’s definitely know what they’re doing though. So enjoy the work and be inspired.
This is an archived article from before Designfeedr’s re-launch, it was not created by the current team and the layout might be a bit iffy.
01. Emeric Trahand | Emeric’s site




02. Allesandro Bavari | Allesandro’s site




03. Quentin Shih | Quentin’s site



04. David Waters | David’s site


05. Partners Portugal


06. Lauri Ahonen | Lauri’s site


07. Sullivan & Lane | Sullivan & Lane site



08. Heiko Klug | Heiko Klug


09. Dave Hill | Dave’s site


10. Anthony Harmon | Anthony’s site

11. Impossible is nothing campaign


12. Usefull recourses
If the above has gotten your creative juices flowing but you don’t know where to start when it comes to photo manipulating the following links will help you out.
Making good cut-outs and extractions
Refine edge
Defringing hair on Computer Arts
Interresting making offs from Eagis Strife and some usefull tips
Eagis Strife tips and tricks
Making of Venus
Making of Hidden Place
Random usefull tutorials
Vivid color effects on Computer Arts
Blur effects on Computer Arts
Bottle as lens on Computer Arts
A bunch of tuts on Psdtuts





Andrei Says:
That is a really great collection very nice photo manipulation
July 29th '09Pierre Says:
Cool post!
I love them all. Dave Hill is one of my favorite photographers btw :-)
This is my contribution to the list:
http://www.bendayan.se/2009/08/21/en-riktig-usb-thumbdrive/
Cheers!
August 21st '09sandrar Says:
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.
September 11th '09Tom Bradshaw - Cardiff Web Design Says:
These are all amazing it must take so much time an effort to achieve results like these. Thanks for the share!
Tom @ Web Design GM
September 18th '09