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The internet is full of beautiful and amazing photographs, but do you ever stop and wonder just what went into that perfect shot? I'm not just talking about the digital manipulation side of the process, although there's certainly plenty of that involved. No, I'm talking about the physical hard work combined with the often super-creative approaches that photographers employ in order to ensure that their final shot is the very best it can be.

Take a look at these behind-the-scenes pictures to see what we mean. Compiled by Bored Panda, they're sure to give the budding photographer some fresh ideas while giving the rest of us an enlightening glimpse into the reality that hides behind many a perfect picture.

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Miniature Car Models Create Realistic Historical Photos

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Brigitte
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait... what? That is really cool. I clicked to flip umpteen times to believe it.

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Wedding Photography

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Water Reflections

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And now we know!!! I often wondered how certain photos had been created underwater!

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Surreal Miniature Photography

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Girl Enjoying Rain

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An observant person would have noticed that it's only raining on the leaf. But I do still love the effect!

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Fox Close Up

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Levitation

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd think she would still have to be some sort of gymnist to be able to balance (and hold) like that. Wowza!

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Wedding Photography

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#11

Photoshoot 25m Under The Sea In A Sunken Shipwreck

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Brigitte
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not really a photography lie. The girl is really there, under water, with no air tank. Very impressive.

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Kirk Helfrich
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is probably real. She would be able to stay down there as long as she got lung-fulls of air every so often from one of the other divers. The other divers also probably helped her descend to that depth by holding her and using their own gear to 'drag' her down with them.

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Marie-France Lehoux
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The girl herself is a professional diver. You can see Von Wong's work in video.

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Tui Wise
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one's not a lie at all she actually was underwater she took breaks to breathe with a rebreather oxygen tank. I've seen video footage on the photoshoot.

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Amanda Rene
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember reading about this and it was a real person who would take in air in between shots. I could never do this for any amount. I would absolutely freak. Impressive indeed!

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varwenea
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How does she do that?? No air tank. Eyes open for drama. Hold still. Sheesh. At least there appears to be multiple photographers to take the shot.

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Laryz Cusi
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It really looks like a Mannequin because it is smaller than the diver and if the girl is really under water with no air tank, why do the divers need air tank if the girl can do it, right? Just saying..

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David Martin
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Helluva good, dedicated model and a well-choreographed production team.

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Jojo Levin
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this a lie von Wong is a great artist and there is nothing fake in this image.

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Diana Gandraman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's a free diver, can stay underwater without air longer than average people.

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Sumi Shan
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Photographer is Von Wong, and he specializes in actually shooting his concepts without compositing or using dolls etc. So yup, she's real...Pretty impressive. Here is the bts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-bFVpdtvZY

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Zala Trebežnik
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That' not a lie. I'm impressed, though I don't know how they did that. Firstly, she had to take a deep breath like how do you stay underwater for that long, secondly how did she come 25 meters deep without any equipment?

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Jamie Whyte
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is 100% real and not a lie. Video here https://youtu.be/1-bFVpdtvZY

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Marius Andrei
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is what I knew about how underwater photography, and how it's done. Very nice. Professional model indeed :D.

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Deborah Johnston
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very cool pic but it doesn't show what the headline says- it's real- not a lie.

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Pedro Moreira
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, she's actually under water. Just like number 8, what am I missing here?

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Shannon Robinson
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She had/has an air tank, or rather one of the other divers is carrying her tank and they swim away with everything for the shots and than return to give her air and set up for the next.

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Ken Doyle
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wants to take the photo the scuba diver immediately goes over to her and let her breathe off of his secondary then he takes her back to the surface

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Leann Allen
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG that's insane!!! She better of gotten a great pay check for that one!

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Rita Schmidt
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7 years ago

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Is it me or is the girl really small in proportion to the divers? My first thought was that she was a doll.

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#12

M&M’s In Water Drops

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Cyndie Birdsong
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the m-n-m's on the main pic are lined up like rainbows, yet the reveal pic has them all mixed up in the bowl - a lie within a lie! ;)

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#14

How Landscape Photos Are Really Made

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Splashing Roses Photography

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Heart-shaped Photo

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Jotaeme Isola
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the one who post this things doesn't know what a LIE means i think. this is bokeh, a light effect, not a lie

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Levitation Shot

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Elizabeth Edelmann
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This had to take a lot of editing... a little too much for my liking but still a cool aftershot

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#19

How Rare White Curtain Auroras Are Made

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#24

Creating An Indoor Blizzard

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Rock Climber

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That's How It Looks Like In Real Life

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The Illusion Of Different Spaces

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Close-ups Of Snowflakes

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Nuno Queirós
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this fake? This is a legitimate way to achieve a good macro picture of ice...

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#30

Dreamy Effect

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Wedding Photography

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Underwater Dog

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Background Trick

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Umbrella

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#36

Underwater Photoshoot

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#37

How Mountains Landscape Photos Are Made Of

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Sarah Locke
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen real life pictures just like this... why go through all that work?

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Levitation Shoot

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Elizabeth Edelmann
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol so they just cut out the end of the dress where it's tied to hold up.. i don't like that they added a fake floating chair post production

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Volcano Photography

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#42

Food Styling Photography

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#43

Surrealistic Photoshoot In The Sea

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#44

Aurora Borealis

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Romulus ANGHEL
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a lie only if you can't travel to a Nordic country where you can actually witness a superb aurora borealis.

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#48

Romantic Couple Photoshoot

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Ovidiu Löwe
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really don't understand why the title of this post is so negativistic. It's not a lie, it's actually ART.

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Capturing The Hummingbirds With 3d Camera

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A Long-Exposure Picture While Zooming Out

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