It's not Photoshop

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I understand that my chipmunk photography can seem unbelievable at times, and I'm used to getting questions such as "How did you do that?" and "Is it all Photoshop?"

As this video will show, it's all happening right there in front of the camera. I get no satisfaction out of a composited photo—the challenge for me is to capture the chipmunk engaged in a real and rather extraordinary situation. And keep in mind that this is a wild chipmunk, not my pet. (Color correction and the lightsaber effect were applied in post-production.)

This video was originally posted to my secondary photostream, PowerPig Set-ups. Click on through and you'll find more behind-the-scenes videos, wide shots of various sets, as well as a selection of alternate shots and short tutorials.

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  1. Tiny Haus 35 months ago | reply

    You're brilliant and sneaky! :P

  2. Quadshotyarn 35 months ago | reply

    Sheer Genius!!!!! Thank you so much for Sharing!!!

  3. jimgoldstein 35 months ago | reply

    LOL that is awesome.

  4. mr-scruffles 35 months ago | reply

    You have a beautiful voice Chris

  5. ms holmes 35 months ago | reply

    Wow :D Pretty inspiring, i might try that with the squirrel that's a permanent guest in our garden these days... but it always runs away from me and my camera.

  6. sekushy 34 months ago | reply

    you totally got him!

  7. lolvi 34 months ago | reply

    I hope this are no bitter almonds. They are poisonous for chipmunks.

  8. Fabian Hickenbick 34 months ago | reply

    LOL! Awesome, just awesome!

  9. sweber4507 34 months ago | reply

    love it...your chipmunk photos have become one of the highlights of my day

  10. XKnight 31 months ago | reply

    Oh, now that's just AWESOME! Very good!!

  11. tudor002 31 months ago | reply

    Nice video, thanks

  12. RoxiRosita 27 months ago | reply

    jajajajajajaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  13. Norskejenta1 [deleted] 21 months ago | reply

    Your are Great and the Video has great Potential. The Best I have seen yet. Your voice is so nice too. Make a Child's Video and even the Old People would Love it. You can do all types of things with that Chipmonk and other animals too. Good Luck to a Great Creative person.

  14. PortalTailandia 20 months ago | reply

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  15. ∃Scape 19 months ago | reply

    fantastic set! thanks for this making-of :)

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