Leaf Blower + Photographer = Incredible Pictures You’ll Want to See!
- Posted on May 18, 2012 at 3:58pm by
Liz Klimas
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(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
Try as you might, you couldn’t make this face on your own if you wanted to. This contortion only comes from wind speeds of 140 miles per hour or more blowing back your lips and cheeks as you to try and keep your eyes closed so they don’t dry out.
This is what photographer Tadas Černiauskas exposed his willing subjects to as a partner aimed a leaf blower at their faces.
“It was meant to give some good laughter to the viewers and participants,” Černiauskas wrote in an email to The Blaze. ”It turned out to be more than I expected, and that is why I like what I do today — every day is full of pleasant surprises.”
(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
Černiauskas is relatively new in the photography world. Trained as an architect, he left that world about two years ago to “try out something new,” which ended up being wedding photography. After that, he opened up his own studio in Vilnius, Lithuania.
(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
The idea for his leaf blower portraits — a series provocatively titled “Blow Job” — stemmed from his desire to come up with something that would “make people laugh” and was open for anyone to try during an annual open house of sorts in the area of town where his studio is located.
“Not everyone was brave enough to stand in front of a camera, but still they had a good time seeing others in action,” he said.
Here are some behind-the-scenes photos Černiauskas shared with the Blaze.
(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
Cerniaskas wanted to have a "constant and balanced" light so he built what he calls "the biggest rayflash in the world." (Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
Photographer Tadas Cerniauskas(Photo: Tadas Cerniauskas)
See more photos in Černiauskas’ “Blow Job” series or his other projects here. You can “like” Černiauskas on Facebook here.
[H/T: Gawker]
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Comments (86)
bankerpapaw
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 5:05pmNumber 6 down looks like James Carville. He hasn’t changed abit.
Report Post »creepshow
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 5:30pmThis is the kind of retarded stuff kids enjoy doing.
Report Post »Now the retarded call it “art”.
KickinBack
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 6:20pmYeah, did this as a kid too. Maybe they were just relieving their youth? Only, why was Helen Thomas in there?
Caniac Steve
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 8:20pmmust be a slow news day !!
Report Post »Toxic Pirate
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:20pmCreepshow . Your use of the word retarded shows you have the mentality of a 12 year old, grow up its offensive
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on May 19, 2012 at 12:07amI was feeling kinda down until I saw these photos…..first time I laughed today!!!
Report Post »db321
Posted on May 19, 2012 at 1:14amI see these same people at the Grocery Store. Some people are just B^tt ugly!
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on May 19, 2012 at 1:43pmThe word “retarded” just means “slow.” In the USAF, we had bomb fins called “retarded” fins (snake eye fins and the BSU-49 air inflating retarding fin).They slowed the bomb down after release.
Report Post »bankerpapaw
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 5:04pmThey look like Democrats who have just listened to Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck.
Report Post »fishandpoi
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:20pmTop photo the incredible hulk transformation…stage one. I hope I don’t look like that after the Nov 2012 election.
Report Post »my2centswrth
Posted on May 19, 2012 at 11:35pmI thought they looked like Democrats trying to keep a straight face after listening to one Obama lie after another.
Report Post »QC Ghost
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:51pmIt works! I didn’t see a single leaf!
http://www.qcghost.blogspot.com
Report Post »LovinUSA
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:51pmLovely, where can I purchase some 8X10 glossies of these?
Report Post »RugDog
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:50pmTitle should read, Leaf blower plus Camera plus…. Photoshop!
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:49pmLOL
Nice to see a funny article every once in a while.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:45pmGross….. but funny…. and GROSS……LOL A couple of the models have like no cartilage left in their noses…. (cocaine)
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:43pmIf 0bama had sons…………………………….
Report Post »Juniemoon
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 6:31pmLOL, best comment!
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:42pm…
Incredible – NO!!!
Gross – YES!!!
Report Post »KingDork
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:40pmreminds me when we play with the leaf blower on the great dane, but we didn’t take pictures of it in a fancy studio and call it art. What’s next? Discovering that farts can make funny sounds where they use to make music?
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 5:23pmNo, lighting farts on fire and taking pictures of the following fire cloud!
Report Post »Lois150
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:39pmI think this is absolutetly hillarious! These faces could be aimed at the so called “occupy” movement. To me they say….I can take such a simple idea, give it a twist and I can laugh all the way to the bank. I wish Mr. Cerniauskas much success with his Leaf blower art!
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 8:31pmAbsolutely!
Report Post »RANGER1965
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:33pmIf Obama had a son he would look like…
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 5:00pm…mud…?
Report Post »bobdog19006
Posted on May 19, 2012 at 10:02pm…crap…?
Report Post »hatchetjob
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:32pmIt’s amazing what hot air can do.
Report Post »mooshoo
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 6:56pm…Can make a community organizer into a President of the United States, too…
Report Post »GrumpyCat
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:28pmIs only the prospect of pending prison time for ambulance-chaser John Edwards that one can do this sort of things. Else next week one of the subjects will have an itchy eye and Edwards will find a way to blame it on the artist, at great profit for Edwards.
Report Post »Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:27pmIt’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye!
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:36pmThat’s what I was thinking, where’s your saftey glasses people.
Report Post »RedDirtTexas
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 5:27pmYou should have a helmet, safety goggles, a license, a permit, insurance, and a state inspector present to do these type of things. If it saves just one eyeball it will be worth it! lol
Report Post »Lee_in_PA
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 7:33pmThen it’s just fun.
Report Post »smcdaniel
Posted on May 19, 2012 at 12:39amLibertarian b4:
The correct quote is, “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Then it’s f&*king hilarious!
Report Post »liberalescheisskopf
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:26pmNext: Making faces in the Mirror!!!
Report Post »Nolooters
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:23pmThose photos are too funny!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:23pmSo they found out the planet Pelosi is from?
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:20pmHow horrible.
Report Post »Aron
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:19pm*cries*
Report Post »txjb
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:16pmNext week obummer will have a $1B study on leaf blowers .
Report Post »woodyb
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:26pmAnd he will have it conducted by the former Solyndra execs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:14pmThe first guy looks like a predator without his helmet on.
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:11pmIf this is considered art, then we are doomed….people have been doing this for decades….next we will see ‘spontaneous’ water balloon fights and be ‘amazed’ at the art of filming it in slow motion..
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:10pmWhy go through all that trouble, when there are photo applications that do the same thing?
Report Post »RANGER1965
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:01pmFinally! The true face of liberalism
Report Post »Huguenot Descendant
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:13pmLoL!!! This is hilarious. :D
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