Welcome to the City of Elgin Park.
Michael Paul Smith is the perfect example of an artist with a passion for what he does. For the last 25 years, he has spent some of his spare and much of his professional time making miniature models and photographing them, creating a gallery of vintage car photographs from a fictional 1950s American town called Elgin Park.
As a professional model maker, Smith’s models are detailed enough to withstand the scrutiny of close-up photography. Smith places them in miniature dioramas and uses forced perspective to make parts of the real world lend his pictures additional realism. The result is a quirky sort of historical fiction – faithfully and authentically reproduced scenes from a small American town that never actually happened (but could have).
What’s also great about his Elgin Park collection is that the magician is willing to reveal his secrets. Smith’s Flickr gallery often pairs his brilliant illusions with a picture that breaks their carefully arranged perspective and reveals how he managed to blend reality and his imagined history. His pictures are an excellent example of how art can be used to fool the eyes.
Source: Michael Paul Smith (via boredpanda.com
That is so cool !!
This is sheer genius. Upon first glimpse, I thought he actually built a village, including buildings, houses, etc. To find that he actually incorporates full-sized architecture into his photos, with the miniature vehicles in front, is nothing short of sheer genius. Way to go, sir!
Simply brilliant.
Took me a minute to catch on. Yes, I’m a tad slow.
hehe
Reblogged this on Ain't no rest for the wicked – Philip Wardlow and commented:
I think this kind of stuff is cool…the guy put a lot of work into this …check it out!
What a post. I am totally impressed with his photos and then I saw how he set them up. Fantastic and thanks for sharing. :D
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Reblogged this on Notes from "A Place to Live Forever" and commented:
I recently blogged on Elgin Park also, this blog showcases the pictures very nicely so you can see the photos taken, and then again the same photo from a different perspective.
Perspective changes everything, Perspective and attitude.
Reblogged this on ckbooksblog and commented:
You’ve got to see these pictures. I really don’t see how he – Michael Paul Smith, does it but it is just amazing. This comes courtesy of the website, hovercraftdoggy.
Thanks. Wow! Really something. Regards from Thom at the immortal jukebox.