Tag: portraits

November 15, 2012 at 10:10 am

The Least Likely to be Adopted

The Least Likely to be Adopted

LaNola Stone is a New York City-based professional photographer, artist, author, and educator. In an effort to help out her local animal shelter, Stone used her photography skills to try and find the animals ‘longest in residence’ a new home. Stone remarks: “The concept was to make ‘fashionesque images’ of the longest in residence…

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November 9, 2012 at 3:45 pm

The Most Adorable French Bulldog on Instagram

The Most Adorable French Bulldog on Instagram

Professional food photographer Sonya Yu is the proud owner of Trotter, the most adorable French Bulldog on Instagram. With almost 16,000 followers on Instagram alone, Sonya delights her fans with pictures of her adorable dog dressed up in various costumes. When she’s not snapping pics of Trotter, Sonya is busy taking mouth-watering food photography.…

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November 3, 2012 at 5:31 pm

Mamika the Superhero Grandma

Mamika the Superhero Grandma

To raise his ninety-three-year-old grandmother’s spirits, French photographer Sacha Goldberger engaged her as his creative collaborator, model, and muse. Countless costumes, geriatric gaffes, unbelievable stunts, and hilarious photo shoots later, Mamika has become an international media sensation. She even has 1,300 friends on Facebook! Published earlier this year, Mamika: My Mighty Little Grandmother captures…

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October 25, 2012 at 9:37 am

18 Classroom Portraits Around the World

18 Classroom Portraits Around the World

Classroom Portraits is an ongoing series by photographer Julian Germain that started in 2004. Germain received his MA from the Royal College of Art in London and has had exhibitions around the world. He has also published several books including Classroom Portraits 2004 – 2012. The series engages the viewer because the portraits trigger…

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October 23, 2012 at 9:32 am

10 Hilarious Portraits of Dogs Underwater

10 Hilarious Portraits of Dogs Underwater

Back in February, the Sifter profiled the wonderful work of Seth Casteel. His series of underwater dog portraits took the Internet by storm. The unexpected surge in popularity promptly shut down his website (due to a massive traffic spike), earned him 125,000 new fans on Facebook and also led to tons of press coverage…

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October 1, 2012 at 3:31 pm

15 Street Art Portraits Chiseled Into Walls

15 Street Art Portraits Chiseled Into Walls

Alexandre Farto aka Vhils is an artist from Lisbon, Portugal. The son of a dissident in Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, Vhils first rose to prominence when one of his portraits appeared next to a work by Banksy at the 2008 Cans Festival in London. Now, at 25, he’s the youngest artist represented by Banksy’s agent,…

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September 24, 2012 at 2:49 pm

Spooky Split Face Portraits of Family Members

Spooky Split Face Portraits of Family Members

Ulric Collette is a self-taught photographer from Quebec, Canada. He studied art and graphic design at school and currently works as an art director for Collette, an advertising studio in Quebec City. In his series entitled, Genetic Portraits, Ulric splices together portraits of family members to explore the genetic similarities. From parents and their…

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September 21, 2012 at 3:23 pm

A Chef’s Portrait Made from Food

A Chef's Portrait Made from Food

Artwork and Photography by Golpeavisa Mexican creative studio Golpeavia was hired to make a portrait of world-famous chef René Redzepi for the cover of ClasePremier magazine. Rather than simply do an illustrated portrait, the agency decided to pay homage to the chef by creating his portrait out of food (and some table settings)…

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September 10, 2012 at 4:26 pm

Talented Teen Shoots Adorably Creative Dog Portraits

Talented Teen Shoots Adorably Creative Dog Portraits

17-year-old Jessica Trinh is an up and coming talent who’s photography has been generating a lot of buzz online with her creativity and polished style. Her Flickr account featuring 500+ photos is quite popular and her presence on Facebook is growing as well. Many of her photos use her pets as subjects and the…

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August 24, 2012 at 10:59 am

Artist Launches Balloons at Bald Men, Gives them Water Wigs

Artist Launches Balloons at Bald Men, Gives them Water Wigs

For his fantastically awesome Water Wigs project, artist Tim Tadder found a group of charismatic bald men and hurled water balloons of various shapes and sizes at their heads. The results were stellar, giving each model a unique hairstyle depending on the moment the image was captured. From mohawks to mop tops and everything…

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