[Mrluvaluva]

There are many photos nowadays that seem to be unreal and edited or so called "Photoshopped". It's because with the advent of Photoshop, anything can be fabricated with a click of a mouse. But it has also desensitized us to the “real” photographs that capture a moment of incredible natural phenomenon, dizzying perspective, or a photographer’s exquisite sense of timing. These are 100 percent non-Photoshop or non-edited photos made by amazing photographers and natural phenomenon.

1) Non-Photoshopped Levitation Photos


This photo is taken by the two Singaporian photographers Jeff Cheong and Jayden Tan, they also known as Levitation SG. They were inspired by Natsumi Hayashi's levitating self-portraits in Tokyo, and decided to have their own version in their hometown.


2) The Thick Red Line


This amazing photo was taken by professional photographer Palíndromo Mészáros. This was the result of a toxic red spill in Hungary which made the lower area of the trees turn red.


3) Wire Frame Toyota Corolla by Benedict Radcliffe


This isn’t a photograph of a street with a computer generated drawing superimposed on top. It’s an actual full-scale three-dimensional wireframe model created by artist Benedict Radcliffe.


4) Forced Perspective Photography


Forced Perspective is a photography technique in which an optical illusion is created by strategically placing a subject or object so that it appears farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. This type of photography is now trending all over the country.


5) Sinkhole


This photo is real and not Photoshopped. This particular sinkhole was found in Guatemala City in 2010. Heavy rains from tropical storm Agatha likely triggered the collapse of a huge sinkhole in Guatemala. It was 18m (60ft) wide, and 60m (200ft) deep.


6) Julio Aparicio GORED IN THROAT During Bullfight


There is no illusion or edit in this photo, this a true photo. Julio Aparicio, one of Spain's most famous matadors, was gored in the throat during a bullfight. This incident took place during the Festival of Saint Isidro. The horrific injury left him in a critical condition. Ouch!


7) Incredibly Elaborate Non-Photoshopped Scenes


Decades before Photoshop was available, American artist Sandy Skoglund started creating surrealist images by building incredibly elaborate sets, a process which took months to complete. Her works are characterized by an overwhelming number of a single kind of object and either bright, contrasting colours or a monochromatic colour scheme.


8) Food Portriat


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) and then photographing the result.


9) The Traffic Lights


If you think this traffic light is attached all together using Photoshop, you are wrong. This a true set of traffic lights called SCP-376, a project of the SCP Foundation in the U.S. There was a similar set at Canary Wharf also.


10) Surreal But Real


This photo is definitely not Photoshopped or the result of any kind of image editing stuff. This is pure photography taken by a professional photographer. This photo was taken in San Diego City park open space area and the Remax balloon was flown by Bill Baker.


11) Dubai's Skyscrapers Piercing Through Clouds


This intriguing shot from the tallest skyscraper in Dubai (Burj Khalifa) is it a sight to behold. The low-lying clouds create a dramatic effect set against the many high-rises that decorate the city's skyline.


12) Giant Table And Chair or Tiny Bicyclist


This is not the work of Photoshop - it's only plain photographyof a gigantic table and chair. This enormous chair and table was sculptured in England. The artist wanted to build a monument to the privacy and loneliness of writing. I hope he didn't made that for the Giants.


13) Two Dogs Without Front Legs


Believe it or not this photo is not edited or something. These two dogs were born without their front legs, in Quezon City, Philippines. The names of these dogs are Cute and Bambi.


14) Li Wei’s Best Non-Photoshopped Shots


This gravity defying photograph was made by a famous professional photographer Li Wei. If you think he uses Photoshop or other editing software to make this amazing photo, well, you're absolutely wrong! This was made by the power of photography and the talented photographer.


15) Venus The Cat


Meet Venus the cat. She is not Photoshopped, she's just an extremely rare cat. A two-colored divide on her face makes it look like its from two different cats. One half of her face is black with a green eye and the other one is typical orange with a blue eye.


16) Another Li Wei's Best Non-Photoshopped Shot


Li Wei is really a talented photographer. He doesn't used any editing tools, software or Photoshop. He is just using pure photography and a pure talent to make this amazing photograph. Most of his works are gravity defying photos.


17) Surrealism Art by Chooo San


This is not a Photoshop, this is only a work of art by the famous surreal body artist Chooo San. Chooo San is a famous artist and an incredible illusionary makeup artist. He uses only acrylic paints and magical hands to make this amazing art.


18) Camel Shadows In The Desert


This photo has been featured on National Geographic Channel. Looking at this photo, you would think that the black shapes are the camels but they are not. The narrow stripes below the shapes are the camels and the black shapes are the shadows of the camels. This photo was taken from overhead by Steve Greenwood.


19) Anamorphic Illusions by Felice Varini


This Anamorphic illusion painting was made by Felice Varini, a Swiss artist who was nominated for the 2000/2001 Marcel Duchamp Prize. He is known for his geometric perspective-localized paintings in rooms and other spaces, using projector-stencil techniques.


20) Headless Horse


This is not an edited picture this is just another forced perspective photography. The horse is simply looking the other way tilting his head at the back while it was being photographed.


21) Mick Jaguar Photo NOT Photoshopped!


When you look at this photo you would say this a Photoshop - but it's not. This photo was made by fine art photographer Albert Watson in 1992. This is NOT a result of darkroom manipulation either, that is, combining two negatives to make one positive.


22) Le Wei Photography


Li Wei is a contemporary artist from Beijing. His work often depicts him in apparently gravity-defying situations and is a mixture of performance art and photography, creating illusions of a sometimes dangerous reality.


23) Beautiful Sunset


This image is true even though it looks like it was Photoshopped. This beautiful sunset is taking place on the Saar River in Germany. The lower Saar is a wine growing region, producing mainly Riesling.


24) Infinite Possibilities by Philip Perold


This photo was taken by a famous professional photographer named Philip Perold. It was taken in Strand, in the southern part of Africa.


25) Frozen Bubble Lake


This surreal, amazing picture is actually a non-photoshopped picture of a frozen lake in Canada. This image was taken in winter time in an arid area of the Canadian Rockies. Temperatures were below -30 degrees Celsius.


Original article.


Some amazing photographs and subjects there.

[Josy]

Ah these photographs are amazing.

The second one with the red stained tree's kinda tricks my eyes when I first look at it, its as if it's in two parts and doesn't line up correctly.

And that sunset one

[Kazanne]

These are really cool and very clever,nice to see real ones sometimes.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

These are really cool and very clever,nice to see real ones sometimes.

Some can take as long as a Remix

[Kate!]

These are totally amazing. The Zipper foot made me cringe lol, looks weird.

The cat and the sunset

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by arista

Some can take as long as a Remix

I imagine so Arista,some photoshops are stunning too and an art in themselves

[Shaun]

#6

[Ammi]

..great pics Baz..*steals some for Sooty's picture thread*....

[lostalex]

The ones with people jumping to make it look like they are floating don't impress me much.

The mick jagger one is cheating a bit i think because it's still 2 separate photos.

I really like the trees with toxic waste one though, that's really cool how they matched up the line with the horizon. cool effect. Also the food one is really clever.

[Marc]

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..great pics Baz..*steals some for Sooty's picture thread*....

It was your photo of the giant table and chair in that thread that led me to this indirectly. Lol.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

It was your photo of the giant table and chair in that thread that led me to this indirectly. Lol.

...haha..teamwork.....

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marc

I don't understand how this one looks like photoshop. it doesn't look photoshopped to me at all. It's suppossed to be pictures that look impossible to do without photoshop right?

[Mrluvaluva]

I think that was to do with the beautiful vivid sunset.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

I think that was to do with the beautiful vivid sunset.

oh. maybe i'm just spoiled living in California then, cause it doesn't look strange at all to me.