24 Replies to “Today’s Warm Up: Surreal Portraits by 19-Year-Old Fine Art Photographer David Talley”

  1. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images? cameras and photoshop How are they different from traditional portraits?because they are unique with emotion. What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge? none

  2. He used a number of different props in his photos. His photos differ from traditional portraits because portraits are pictures of people, where these are portrayals of characters. This makes me want to try and tell a story for the next photo challenge.

  3. He used props such as a door that he carried nearly a mile to get to his destination. His portraits are different because he uses different ideas that work with nature and Photoshop. They tell a new story in every photo. I get the idea of taking several photos of the same model but have the model move in different places and have the same background. So use a tripod and use Photoshop to make one image.

  4. These images are made through location, lighting, wardrobe, props and models. These are different because these images show a story of emotion and love. An idea is to use something different to tell a story and show emotions.

  5. Talley used a lot of props to make these images. They’re different from traditional portraits because the person is usually not looking at the camera and there’s a lot of props. Also, a lot of the people are doing an action in the image. This gives me the idea to tell a story using props and using interesting backgrounds for the person portrait photo challenge.

  6. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images?
    – He used models, props, a camera.
    How are they different from traditional portraits?
    – There’s a special story in each photo
    What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge?
    – Showing Emotion.

  7. He uses natural settings and objects such as candles and weather from where hes obviously from like tornado’s and storms, along with natural things that he clearly loves. they show who is, instead of only what he looks like, it shows us the different parts of him. It shows me how i should incorporate a story in with my photo

  8. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images?natural settings. How are they different from traditional portraits? he used tornado and candles and stuff like that.What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge? none.

  9. It looks like the photographer used doors, and candles, and caves. These add a really unique feature to the pictures that bring them to life, this makes me want to use more props in my own work.

  10. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images?
    photoshop.
    How are they different from traditional portraits? t What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge?

  11. he used his creative mind and he shows emotion
    and he probably uses Photoshop
    theses photos make me want to put more of my emotions in to my photographs

  12. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images? How are they different from traditional portraits? What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge?
    Photoshop, editing, tri-pod, fan,
    He used odd objects in normal pictures
    Ussing a fan

  13. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images?
    Tripod
    How are they different from traditional portraits?
    They say so much about the person in the image.
    What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge?
    Use extra objects

  14. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images? How are they different from traditional portraits? What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge?

    He spends at least 5 minutes or 1-2 hours setting up for a shot. 10-20 minutes are spent shooting a photo. His photos are mostly inspired by love, heartache, adventure, and mystery. I think I should have more emotions in my person portrait photos.

  15. The sort of materials that Talley used to make these images, are props, cameras, flashes/lighting, and likely photoshop. They are different from traditional portraits because they have much more mystery and fantasy incorporated into them than a traditional portrait. I think it would be fun to do a portrait of my sister in this style, put her next to the shed in our backyard.

  16. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images? Subjects, Weather, props, and a camera
    How are they different from traditional portraits? Theirs a story behind every photo that makes it look more interesting.
    What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge? Try to make an image to represent a story

  17. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images? he used nature in his background in a lot of the images. How are they different from traditional portraits? they all have unique backgrounds. What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge? none

  18. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images? they used photoshop
    How are they different from traditional portraits? they made it the photos look scary and used a little color

  19. he used water, paper, ladders, books. I’m not sure how there different from traditional portraits, ive seen a lot of similar pictures. none honestly, we dont have a beach or streams or things like that at school.

  20. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images?
    the materials that helped make these images are props and locations
    How are they different from traditional portraits?
    these images are different because they show a story.
    What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenges?
    ideas these images give me are adding more of a story to the image.

  21. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images?
    the weather and subjects
    How are they different from traditional portraits?
    look different
    What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge?
    Too do something different

  22. What sort of materials did Talley use to make these images?
    – Photoshop, lights and tri-pod
    How are they different from traditional portraits?
    – They’re different because there’s a story behind most of the photos.
    What ideas does this give you for your person portrait photo challenge?
    – Not much

  23. Talley used a number of different props in his photos. His photos are different from traditional portraits because portraits are usually pictures of people, where these are portraits of characters. This makes me want to try and tell a story with my photos for the next photo challenge.

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