When i commented on someones photograph looking like Halsman's Atomicus I got asked what that was.
I was a bit amazed, Im surrounded by books about photography and assumed others loved them as well, it appears a lot of people havent seen them.
So here is Dali Atomicus by Philippe Halsman.
You can find out more about Halsman here : www.temple.edu/photo/photographers/halsman/phbio.html and i fully reccomend looking at some more of his work - his collaborations with Salvador Dali were some of the most innovative work around.
And something to note - you could do this in photoshop now easily but Halsman did not - this was shot live. It took 26 tries to get it over five hours - Halsman counted to four, Dali leapt, 3 assistants threw the cats, one threw the water from a bucket and Halsman's wife held the chair. Its all done in the camera.
Note that I in no way claim creation, copyright, ownership or control of this image in any way. It was taken from a public domain site where it is presented as a wallpaper image and will be taken down if requested.
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Dmitriy Aseev 17 months ago | reply
More information on Philippe Halsman and the photo Dali Atomicus can be found at www.photoandvideography.com/dali-atomicus-by-philippe-hal...
clorofilliziamoci 13 months ago | reply
i love it!
roxana_arc1 10 months ago | reply
great composition!
Scouseism 2 weeks ago | reply
If you look at the full frame unedited photograph, the assistant holding the chair is male (clothes the give-away, unless Halsman's wife is wearing male attire), there is no picture in the easel next to Dali and wires are holding up the easels. so yes post editing in the darkroom was done. Please fully research your findings before posting and commenting.