#combophoto

by Magda Nałęcz @starababaztramwaju

SURREAL COMBINATIONS by #StephenMcMennamy (#combophoto | #photomanipulation) #BetweenMirrors https://www.instagram.com/p/B71aOq_pUVn/?igshid=1ry0nujyx0o2v

hand + legs #tbt to that time I got all Dr. Frankenstein with my wife’s hands and legs. As I’ve said before, I get a ton of help on a lot of my hair brained ideas and @lmcm2 is no exception. No matter the creative endeavor, she’s always had my back and she’s always willing to pitch in to lend a hand, or fingers, or feet, or legs. Her contribution is obviously much greater than the lending of appendages to my lens. It’s easy to stand frozen while you legs cramp up and your body starts trembling from holding in one place for what must feel like an eternity. What’s not easy is making sacrifices in your daily life just to enable someone you love to chase the thing that makes them happy. If you’re still reading this and you’re not my wife... buzz off. But Lisa, if you’re still reading this (and you better be)... thank you for everything you do. I love you. Also, I just picked Isla up from gymnastics. Heading home. #combophoto

by stephen mcmennamy

@karmalegit_ on Instagram

What's Your Favorite (1-10?) SURREAL COMBINATIONS by #StephenMcMennamy (#combophoto | #photomanipulation) #BetweenMirrors https://www.instagram.com/p/BzizCPupHO2/?igshid=pf5o80nh5mpm

Statue of Liberty + stop sign Another image from the #combophoto series created for the @wsj. The campaign focuses on Washington D.C. and its unique relationship with business. In this case, D.C. and immigration. (at Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island)

flower + umbrella WARNING: buckle up, there's a lot of words below. It's April showers season, so here's a spring inspired #combophoto, which my daughter's were gracious enough to pitch in and help on. I'm sure I've subjected them to worse modeling scenarios, but the little one definitely stepped up and made it happen... and the older one got behind the camera so I didn't have to act like a contortionist for once. asking either of my kids to stand frozen for longer than a second is no easy task (especially right before bed), but my youngest was hell bent on making sure we got the shot... and I love that. this started with a handful of test shots a few weeks ago (which I'll put up on @combophotofail (and a hand holding the flower version which lost in a vote)), but we took our sweet ass time tweaking it until we finally landed here. The combined images were taken at dusk on blue sky days, but with the help of a garden hose and some heavy shade we were able to transform it into a rainy day. isla's outfit is courtesy of @target, but Target isn't involved in this post so when I say "courtesy", I mean they were courteous enough to stock those items so I could purchase them. a few other notes... I went through 128 individual flowers to land on the one you see above. It turns out flowers are far less symmetrical that I ever could've imagined. And in the spirit of bringing our seemingly divided world a little closer together, the bottom image was taken on my Sony A7r ii and the top image was taken on a Canon 5D mark III (thank you @joshdweiss). Sony + Canon... World peace doesn't happen overnight, but it's a step in the right direction. @lmcm2, enjoy your 128 pink and purple flowers ❤️.