Making It Up by Photographer Juan Sánchez Castillo

Making It Up: A Unique Photo Series by Juan Sánchez Castillo

Photos by Juan Sanchez Castillo

Inspired by his wife, fashion photography and miniature figures, Spanish photographer Juan Sanchez Castillo creates a unique series titled Making It Up. In this series, he affixes small landscapes and scenes directly onto the face of model Cristina Martínez, animating tiny workers and children interacting with her facial features. Over a period of six months, Castillo created a board on Pinterest that inspired him to ensemble the structure for his idea involving make up, concept, poses shots, and close ups. He shared this idea with makeup artist, Lidia Martínez of Agory Make Up Arto, and the rest is history.

In one image, Castillo uses a miniature landscaper and places it on the model's face that is partly painted with a green texture to appear to be grass. The illusion is that the miniature landscaper is mowing the grass across her face, and the attention to detail is impeccable. This is just one example of the creative illusions he's created with this team.

Check out the following images and find a behind-the-scenes look and interview with Castillo here.

[Via Fstoppers]