Svein

Christian  Aas

Svein

Portrait of a singer

Class assignment, topic fluid

Fish tank, 4×5 camera, and a patient friend

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Svein by Christian  Aas
  • Nathan Welk

    Nathan Welk

    This is so cool, great concept.

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer

    Freaky neat! Good job, hope you get an a+ in your class.

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw...

    Brilliant.

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    MIND BLOWING IMAGE Christian…. just love how it defies all logic. SUPERB WORK!

  • Daniel  Rarela

    Daniel Rarela

    LOVE this one… it’s just so disorienting… I have no idea which way to look…. it looks like the bubbles are floating to the left, which means up, which means the model is sticking his face IN the water and not OUT of the water, which means you must have taken this picture underwater… and I could be wrong about everything I said right now, which makes this picture all the more amazing!

    Instant fave!

  • Peter Horsman

    Peter Horsman

    Fantastic concept…great work!

  • Jessica  Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    AWSOME! great work

  • dendoo

    dendoo

    i have to buy this. it’s perfect

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority

    Wow, how awesome is this! So unusual. I love it.

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    great Image well done

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Fantastic idea and capture! Well done Christian! :D

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    v. cool image!!!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Wow!! What a great shot!

  • BlueKnot

    BlueKnot

    Amazing concept; well captured

  • Steve Axford

    Steve Axford

    Excellent stuff. Beautifully executed.

  • Rose Moxon

    Rose Moxon

    wow! fabulous pic

  • Maureen  Geraghty

    Maureen Geraghty

    This is amazing, and the colors are great!!! Good JOb!

  • anil

    anil

    Spectacular shot! To know that you have caught this with a view camera makes it all the more special.

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Fantastic shot!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Great image! very creative and fun :D

  • RonniLeigh

    RonniLeigh

    Wow good job this is different thank goodness. lol Way To Go!

  • Jacq Wilson

    Jacq Wilson

    This is incredible…..........I would think the you just aced your class assignment!!!!!

  • Christian  Aas

    Christian Aas

    hey guys! thanks so much for comments:-) and i never got an a for it. dont think my teacher liked it, but hey, who cares. getting cool comments means lots more!

  • Lee Burgess

    Lee Burgess

    I find it hard to believe that someone out there doesn’t like this!!
    Very well done!

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    Fascinating…wonderful image;)

  • N Chester

    N Chester

    Awesome idea. Very cool image

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    Sir, you offend sensibility with this image.

    AND I FREAKING LOVE IT!!! Brilliant concept, superbly executed!

  • transmute

    transmute

    Damn cool! And wet…

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny

    Wow! Great idea!

  • Arthur Chambers

    Arthur Chambers

    trick’y shot to do—well done-love it!!

  • Steven  Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Brilliant! so refreshing! crisp and clear!

  • GODD

    GODD

    THOSE BUBBLES ARE REALLY LOVELY!

  • Damian

    Damian

    Looks incredible! fantastic with it rotated like that, just love it!

  • Catalin Soare

    Catalin Soare

    Great work!!!

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    Fantastic result. Well done you. Clever and well resolved.

  • Carl Osbourn

    Carl Osbourn

    woooooooow! fantastic shot – the colour, bubbles everything is just great man!

  • Christian  Aas

    Christian Aas

    waahh, overwhelming guys. thanks so much, it made my day as a unemployed photographer:-)

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    Exceptional creativity!

  • Frank Legault

    Frank Legault

    Awesome work…

  • petelangman

    petelangman

    cool as..

  • kari

    kari

    Very awesome!

  • missmunchy

    missmunchy

    what can I say that hasnt been said? but I LOVE it! =)

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella

    I love this!!!

  • mayuphoto

    mayuphoto

    This is a GREAT image. Brilliant !

  • Eshwar

    Eshwar

    I’m Impressionated…....Beautiful Concept….!

    Don’t Click

  • superville

    superville

    <—speechless…

  • Shauna  Noble

    Shauna Noble

    great shot

  • Pete Chennell

    Pete Chennell

    very well done…a definate eye catcher

  • Leese

    Leese

    Wow! This is great! All of your fluid shots are awesome. Well done.

  • kimwild

    kimwild

    So beautiful…blown away!

  • Lara Allport

    Lara Allport

    amazing, really captivating

  • Lea Hawkins

    Lea Hawkins

    Just brilliant. I doubt you’ll be an unemployed photographer for long with this kinda work!

  • Lachlan Kent

    Lachlan Kent

    This is fascinating…. just so intriguing!

  • bianca blackmore

    bianca blackmore

    no idea how u done it but its great! so many predictable images out there but this is unique and freshing! looking forward to seeing more of your work.

  • A D

    A D

    this is incredible! Beautiful and stylish :D

  • Christian  Aas

    Christian Aas

    hey, thanks all of you! so much! its not hard to shoot it. or, it was actually a big pain shooting it. theoretical it is not. a simple background lighting with one light on the background. lots of black clothes to absorb light. 2 lights with reflectors at the tank, just avoid reflections. biggest issue is that you will need a view format camera which can be painful. but im sure its works with a digital slr as well. maybe this got more messy than useful?

  • KathyT

    KathyT

    You put your friend in the fish tank?? :o)

    Great capture!

  • Tracy King

    Tracy King

    I really like this, i’m glad you told us how you did it because when i first looked at the photo i wondered.

  • Meagan Jorgensen

    Meagan Jorgensen

    well someone is a smarty pants….hehe love it!!

  • rock

    rock

    Spectacular and oh so very different., exceptional creativity as has been said.

  • DWarren

    DWarren

    Is this shot cool or what? Fantastic capture!

  • Richard Binstead

    Richard Binstead

    I can’t believe you did not get an a for this. Screw the teachers man. This is awesome. Great idea and great execution.

  • rufela

    rufela

    bloody great my man

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Brilliant capture and clarity! Super work!

  • Panteli Pyromallis

    Panteli Pyroma...

    Cool shot Svein….

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    Great idea – fabulous outcome. I love this so much. I also can’t believe you didn’t get an “A” for this.

  • Christian Montes

    Christian Montes

    wish i knew how to do this…amazing! great job

  • Bigoode

    Bigoode

    impressive !!

  • fracturedfotos

    fracturedfotos

    Very creative and loved how it’s been flipped. Takes on an entire new look.

  • Adela Hriscu

    Adela Hriscu

    Amaizing shot!

  • Franklin Lindsey

    Franklin Lindsey

    What a great idea for a photograph, also nice and crisp image, good job!

  • Hiroko

    Hiroko

    Very cool Christian…

  • vmcasali

    vmcasali

    Amazing

  • Diane

    Diane

    Pretty obvious from all the comments how awesome this image is. Great shot.

  • Anselmo Pelembe

    Anselmo Pelembe

    nice work

  • gezq

    gezq

    I think maybe your teacher was jealous…...!

  • Gartshore

    Gartshore

    You may not have got an A from them but you def get an A++ from all of us, well shot :-)

  • Christiaan

    Christiaan

    When I saw this shot I thought the same as Dr Jphoto’s comment:

    it looks like the bubbles are floating to the left, which means up, which means the model is sticking his face IN the water and not OUT of the water,

    but then I thought:

    so if he is pointing his face into the water, how can he make the bubbles go down? Did he have his head deep in the fish tank, exhale, and move his head quickly upwards out of the water? I cant tell which way the bubbles are going, I guess they must be going to the right then… But then I couldnt imagine how they could be coming out of his mouth if his mouth is up there…

    Great… :) Amazing!

    And my name is almost the same as yours! hehe…

  • Claudia Reitmeier

    Claudia Reitmeier

    wow – blue bubbles, a great work ;-)

  • mgadise

    mgadise

    cool image..prompts a comment.

  • Elizabeth Burton

    Elizabeth Burton

    WOW I’m speachless…well done!!!!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Absolute Amazing image. Its awesome

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Christian, I totally believe that this image is what photography is all about.. Your technique is only surpassed by your imagination. BB

  • Ori Kaydar

    Ori Kaydar

    Oh man… beautiful concept…. brilliant.

  • gladders

    gladders

    Wonderful,clever,interesting and fantastically cool! Superb!

  • kaylee roderick

    kaylee roderick

    interesting….i love it!

  • Nicole Wiedig

    Nicole Wiedig

    WOW thats a cool shot.

  • Lindsay Blamey

    Lindsay Blamey

    Great image! – on it’s side is a great twist.

  • Stephen Mitchell

    Stephen Mitchell

    Looks like this would have been fun to set-up and shoot. Your friend must have been very patient!

  • Per E. Gunnarsen

    Per E. Gunnarsen

    Stunning! Skikkelig bra dette, Well Done

  • Christian  Aas

    Christian Aas

    hey everyone, thanks heaps for positive comments! it warms when it gets colder and colder up here in norway:-) and christiaan; the bubbles are just a result of someone blowing in air bubbles from the bottom of the tank.

  • gemynd

    gemynd

    and this one like a last gasp on life

  • Charles McKean
  • Stefan Trenker

    Stefan Trenker

    this is simply breathtaking! perfect composition and execution! fantastic!

  • Nancy

    Nancy

    Wow, I love creative minds!! This is awesome! Thanks for giving us a hint about the bubbles! I can sleep now! ;)

  • Andy73

    Andy73

    Wow, really awesome shot!

  • Jacqueline  Roberts

    Jacqueline Ro...

    Fantastic…must find a volunteer to give it a go!!!

  • Enrico Bettesworth
  • Crokus Label

    Crokus Label

    This happened to be the very first image I remember seeing here at RB… but then, I had no clue as how it all worked… now I do… so there are no doubts about it… I have waited long enough to see it again… I am going to treasure it in my favorite folder…
    Great work… ust love it to bits.

  • Aleks Blazeski

    Aleks Blazeski

    This is absolutely awesome! Cool concept too! :)

  • Paul Tait

    Paul Tait

    Amazing work. Impressive

  • SusanC

    SusanC

    cool work…your whole portfolio is soooo good…amazing :)

  • Claire Armistead

    Claire Armistead

    I love this shot and the confusion it’s causing – blows me away x

  • designbyjas

    designbyjas

    That is F$#K*n fantastic, a real mind spinner ‘is it all smoke and mirrors’

  • Al Neaimi

    Al Neaimi

    great image , well done

  • Liliphoto

    Liliphoto

    awesome image!

  • JrPhoto

    JrPhoto

    AWSUM

  • Ian  James

    Ian James

    love the concept its good to see an excellant image that has not been either HDR cooked or heavily photoshoped. Love it.

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    very nice image i like it

  • Lena Bartle-Smith

    Lena Bartle-Smith

    this is seriously cool

  • jean-michel macias

    jean-michel ma...

    waouuuuuuuuuwwwwwwwww…..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fabulous…!!!!

  • christophe

    christophe

    Great !! I wonder how you did this. Stunning !

  • Nikki Trexel

    Nikki Trexel

    wow, this is just incredible. you’ve gone to a lot of work setting the shot up, and looks like it paid off – if not with an A+ then with all these lovely comments. :) i like this more and more every time i look at it!! great, wonderful work!! as someone said, it is the essence of photography.

  • Zsuzsa Korody

    Zsuzsa Korody

    Wow, unbelievable… Fantastic!!!

  • brianjarvis
  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    Absolutely fantastic!....would love to see a little videoclip (making of).

  • CaesuraTheory

    CaesuraTheory

    Fanastic piece, so well captured. I love the deliberate orientation as well. All in all, great!

  • Matthew Stewart

    Matthew Stewart

    What a fantastic piece. So many different perspectives to look at, well done!!

  • Noor Y

    Noor Y

    amazing. love the concept. I feel that it’s always challenging to stay creative when shooting a portrait of someone. great job

  • Alexander Ash

    Alexander Ash

    amazing work! nice one

  • Rowan Kanagarajah
  • foxykya1

    foxykya1

    This is great!! Love how it looks.

  • DesignbySolo

    DesignbySolo

    Really great, turned out awesome

  • Andriy Portyanko

    Andriy Portyanko

    WOW, Stunning work!

  • elisab

    elisab

    Great shot. Love those bubbles.

  • J. D. Adsit

    J. D. Adsit

    Immensely creative & beauitfully photographed

  • bites

    bites

    Awesome really captured it!

  • Tigeressly

    Tigeressly

    Very imaginative, wonderful shot!

  • Sarah Matthews

    Sarah Matthews

    You are going to be a very employable photographer, dont worry! Can see you having great concepts for advertising or fine art work..well done with this, it really is impressive

  • emapearl

    emapearl

    awesome! :)

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    outstanding work

  • Kiko Kairuz

    Kiko Kairuz

    well done

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    this is an amazing piece of qork you have here, you sure do have a very good talent, well done

  • Stacy Rodriguez

    Stacy Rodriguez

    Wow this is soooooooo cool, great idea and image. Nice work. :)

  • AthenaBlanco

    AthenaBlanco

    Very cool

  • raae

    raae

    wow… by the amount of comments this has i doubt i have anything new to add…

    this is an amazing image… concept, resolution… everything is just beautiful.

  • LaurenTaylor  Photography

    LaurenTaylor ...

    This is cool! Love the detail!

  • miamiho

    miamiho

    absolutely awesome!!! :-)

  • Mohammad Khaksar

    Mohammad Khaksar

    this is so cool! so clever!

  • Madeleine  Weber

    Madeleine Weber

    It reminds me of Bill viola! wonderful shot!

    hello from kerry
    Madeleine
    www.calaido.com

  • Joseph Darmenia

    Joseph Darmenia

    Love it. Well done.

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Excellent!

  • AnotherViciousCycle -

    AnotherVicious...

    Wow breathtaking

  • Matt Benson

    Matt Benson

    WOW. great, sharp, amazing. good job.

  • peyote

    peyote

    great work :)
    I love it :)
    xXx

  • Di Dowsett

    Di Dowsett

    stunning…..lvoe it!
    xx

  • josiem

    josiem

    incredible image! love it!

  • thirteen

    thirteen

    A work of art indeed!

  • Maureen Bloesch

    Maureen Bloesch

    awesome work!

  • Celine Ellis

    Celine Ellis

    Genius! i love it.

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    totally ingenious and original…

  • Marion  Cullen

    Marion Cullen

    A fantastic concept brilliantly pulled off.

  • steffen

    steffen

    great!

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fabulous

  • alkukitz

    alkukitz

    Hotta Hoota!

  • Nvision Ink

    Nvision Ink

    Wow is right awesome idea everything!

  • jwinman

    jwinman

    this is simply amazing! great idea, perfectly executed!

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bubbles, man and water