Time to give up photography

[ricktas]

This guys images are amazing, certainly way better than my camera takes :D

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/paul-cadden_n_1453584.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

what makes them even more amazing is that he did not use a camera to take them. They are the photo-realistic drawings, yes drawings, by an artist called Paul Cadden. Stunning work

[Kerrie]

:th3:

[Cage]

That is really scary that someone has that much talent, vision and perception.

[old dog]

thanks Rick....what talent.

[Mark L]

Very impressive.
Since I'm useless at drawing (other than doodles), I won't be giving up photography any time soon.

[Darey]

That is just BRILLIANT. :th3:

He must be using a Nikon pencil :D

[Xenedis]

He must be using a Nikon pencil :D

Yes, probably -- the pencil he used is a newer model full-size pencil, which has only been on the market for a few years; whereas Canon's full-size pencils have been available since 2001...

[Danielle10]

Wow!! Aren't they great?!

[danny]

what.... how... really... couldn't be....

[Xebadir]

Looks like someone has a "photographic" or identic memory and attention to detail. And whats more the artistic talent to communicate that in a visual form. Now thats a talent.

[ricstew]

they are excellent........and taken from photos......a static image to draw your impression from :)

[Steve Axford]

Why would you bother? You could just take a photo.
Seriously, they are quite good, but they don't do anything new. I have seen better photos and these are just imitating photos.

[mikew09]

Amazing Rick, I cant convince my mind that they are drawings - that guy is a freak or is it the 1st April.

[mudman]

This guys images are amazing, certainly way better than my camera takes :D

blame the camera Rick, blame the camera. it only records what you point it at

[bricat]

Thanks- I'm not good at photography and now you have pointed out how far behind the eightball I am at drawing. The best I got was playing hangman:lol:

[Chris G]

That is just amazing work, I was kinda in a :eek: until I looked really closely at the finer detail and could see that it was actually done in pencil..

I remember when I used to draw (perhaps I still can :lol2:) and would aswell draw to detail though never on a scale or even close to what this guy does..

Really appreciate seeing stuff like this as it reminds me of what I was doing before photography, thanks for sharing Rick. :th3:

[andylo]

Funny....

I think it's funny because on the other hand I believe I am seeing a trend where the photography has been made to looks like a drawing.

[Erin]

He makes it clear that he draws hyper-reality based off photographs and stills - would it be any less if someone was sitting for him for a couple hours? Why must people insist on putting others down just because something may not be their particular cup of tea? *sigh*

I've come across his stuff before. It really is magnificent.

[shakes]

that is amazing

[mickello]

It's an interesting reversal of the old "is photography art?"....is art photography?