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30 Location Vs. Result Pics By Geo Leon Show The Behind-The-Scenes Of Instagram-Worthy Photos (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
Convinced that beautiful editorial photos always require phenomenal sets, elaborate lighting, and a full crew of people? Let Geo Leon prove you wrong. The talented LA-based photographer has amassed an audience of more than 300K followers on Instagram by posting his glamorous final-result shots together with the behind-the-scenes ones. The latter show how creativity is way more important than fancy props.
In the images below, you’ll find the latest work by Geo. Also, don’t forget to check out the previous Bored Panda post about the photographer.
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Geo has been linked with photography for over 10 years: “It all started back in 2011 when I was on a competitive martial arts team. One of my teammates' mom happened to be a photojournalist working for the Kansas City Newspaper! She used to photograph all of the teams in competitions and I was very intrigued by it. She recommended that I pick up and try it out. My wife gifted me a camera and the rest was history.”
Geo says that nowadays there are many creators that are trying to replicate one another’s style: “You have to develop such a unique style to stand out from others. It is very difficult to do so just because there is so much talent out there!”
As for future endeavors, Geo says: “I have yet to scratch the surface with what I want to accomplish. As an artist, we all have goals that we want to achieve. Since my photography style is so different, I’d like to push the boundaries of today's media and be able to have photography like mine in big-time magazines/websites.”
The concept it pretty interesting. But, seriously, though, how does he achieve such a nice background contrast? Is it ISO trickery or post-production?
Geo's advice for young creators would be to “shoot, shoot, and shoot! Do research, find a photographer that inspires you! Ask questions, lots of them! In today's day and age, there is plenty of information that I wish I had when I first started! If you’re starting out, photograph a friend or a family member and come up with ideas to improve after every shoot.”
Is crazy to me how the picture of him taking the picture just seems so regular and people have typical facial features, but then the results are so vivid and have such beautiful colors and depths. I feel like it's almost a double meaning about how beautiful the art of photography can be but in the flip side how deceiving a picture can be in terms of how something/ someone looks in reality.
don't mind me, just casually sitting in the middle of a highway... no big deal
Note: this post originally had 67 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I like how creative it is, but i feel some of the faces are photoshopped, especially the noses. They're all the same shape and have the same gleam to it
All of them are; none of them naturally look that way-- you can see it in the photo of the photographer that all the models look almost unnaturally perfect in the finished product. They are all enhanced and stylized, that's the point.
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There is not a single one of these that hasn't been photoshopped. This is what Photoshop is for. Making photos into art.
yep,very much photoediting in every one of these.
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Photoshop is a fantastic tool for photographers, but IMHO, this post goes to show that "too much of a good thing" isn't just an expression. The end results here all have an overly processed, artificial look that I can't honestly say I care for. They look more like computer generated images than actual photographs, and it just doesn't do anything for me. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
What is the point of this article ? EVERY single picture taken is edited digitally so who cares about his photography style if it is just going to be digitally altered and look nothing like it's original subject ??
Why all you idiots acting like each picture doesn't have hours of Photoshop on them? It's not magis or amazing photo skills ...it's just a basic pic and then computer processing.
there's no "secrets" here, unless the secret is that fashion photography is an art form that often uses optical illusions and stage settings to achieve the desired results. I think everyone already knew that,
Photoshop and Facetune. No magic. Also, what’s with all the cutesy Disney Princess nose edits? Can’t we just look like people? People are already beautiful.
This is more disturbing than the deep sea creatures post. Especially girls faces. At least do it right and place cartoons on ,not half and half.
This is really cool. I don't care about the Photoshop, I just like seeing his different techniques and stuff
I like how creative it is, but i feel some of the faces are photoshopped, especially the noses. They're all the same shape and have the same gleam to it
All of them are; none of them naturally look that way-- you can see it in the photo of the photographer that all the models look almost unnaturally perfect in the finished product. They are all enhanced and stylized, that's the point.
Load More Replies... There is not a single one of these that hasn't been photoshopped. This is what Photoshop is for. Making photos into art.
yep,very much photoediting in every one of these.
Load More Replies... Photoshop is a fantastic tool for photographers, but IMHO, this post goes to show that "too much of a good thing" isn't just an expression. The end results here all have an overly processed, artificial look that I can't honestly say I care for. They look more like computer generated images than actual photographs, and it just doesn't do anything for me. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
What is the point of this article ? EVERY single picture taken is edited digitally so who cares about his photography style if it is just going to be digitally altered and look nothing like it's original subject ??
Why all you idiots acting like each picture doesn't have hours of Photoshop on them? It's not magis or amazing photo skills ...it's just a basic pic and then computer processing.
there's no "secrets" here, unless the secret is that fashion photography is an art form that often uses optical illusions and stage settings to achieve the desired results. I think everyone already knew that,
Photoshop and Facetune. No magic. Also, what’s with all the cutesy Disney Princess nose edits? Can’t we just look like people? People are already beautiful.
This is more disturbing than the deep sea creatures post. Especially girls faces. At least do it right and place cartoons on ,not half and half.
This is really cool. I don't care about the Photoshop, I just like seeing his different techniques and stuff
