A look behind the scenes of the the brand new work “Play Outside“ that I photographed last summer in Sweden and have been working on since then from now and then.
This project captures the essence of children's play, evoking the feeling of being right there with them. Often, we are encouraged to "play outside," but this phrase usually means leaving the home to play. What if the game itself is to "play outside," blending indoor and outdoor experiences? Captured in a single scene questioning what is real or not.
Creating this photo involved three key steps:
Photographing the Kids: I captured the children with a large fabric to shade them from the sun but still provide the light from the rays through the window cutouts in the fabric.
Capturing the Background: The background scene was photographed again during cloudy conditions later in the day.
Printing and Photographing the Fabric: The background was printed and used as fabric, which I then photographed to achieve realistic creases and textures and create the perfect blend between the two worlds.
Photographed on Hasselblad X2D-100c with the HCD 38mm V lens. All combined in Photoshop, no Ai or CGI generated elements were used.