Breakdancing Bunny

Tuesday March 16th, 2010

I’m impressed with Cody Hamilton’s ability to create an image from scratch. Our Austin photographer just blogged about his breakdancing rabbit and DJ Bear shots, showing the different components that led to this final composite image:

Here are a few of the elements that he used to create it, including one of the stuffed animals:

The background plate that he retouched and extended:

And the first composite before he added a lot of convincing shadows to the bunny:

I thought his other image from the series turned out well, making for the hippest stuffed animal photos ever:

Cody’s inspiration was seeing his 2 yr. old daughter forcing her stuffed animals to dance around with her. Plus, he says it compensates for his failed attempts at breakdancing in college.

A few other composite shots from his portfolio (he assures me that he didn’t rent a giant, prop “X” for the following shots for an espresso chain called “XPRESD”):

I find that the detaills on these last three shots take a few viewings to fully appreciate:

You can see more work on his website: www.codyhamilton.us

-Neil Binkley