Photographer Shows How He Edits Ordinary Pics To Make Them Look Magical With 12 Examples

Photographer and digital artist Kevin Carden has spent the last decade mastering photo editing software and captivating the world with his stunning digital manipulations. His art is enchanting and draws you into a wondrous, colorful reality.

Kevin draws inspiration from his faith, family, and even everyday life as a father. He also wants to encourage other artists to never stop learning from others and from their own mistakes. “It takes a lot of hard work, but it’s very rewarding in the end when you can share your passions and creativity with the rest of the world,” he told Bored Panda in an earlier interview.

Scroll down to see how Kevin made his digital collages. Also, let us know which ones you liked the most and why, dear Pandas! Make sure to check out his social media pages, as well as his Gumroad for some cool Photoshop tutorials.

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“You are with me”

“Some are called to water”

“The Two Biggest Roles of a Mother”

“The Back to School Prayer”

“Pray for your children”

“How sweet are Your words to my taste!”

“The two biggest roles of a father”

“The “Sun” Flower”

“The Tea Party Out of this World”

“Let the children come”

“Looking In”

“Bedroom Adventure”

Coming up with new ideas is the biggest challenge

Kevin boasts more than 371k fans on Instagram and nearly the same amount of followers on Facebook. His journey into the vast wilds of photo-editing software started in 2010. He quickly realized just how flexible, creative, and unique the software allows his art to be.

“Coming up with creative ideas is usually the hardest part of my process. I get inspiration from my faith and from themes in the Bible which are so much fun to illustrate. I also get photo ideas from my wife and children as well, and oftentimes I am just illustrating everyday life as a father. Sometimes, I just get ideas out of the blue with no real explanation and those projects tend to be the most popular for some reason!” the artist revealed what inspires him to Bored Panda.

He revealed that whenever he finds himself in a block, he looks for relationships between opposite themes or tries creative brainstorming techniques.

It’s a family-run project

Kevin’s wife and two kids are very involved in the creative process and they’re his favorite models. “Since our kids are young, they certainly don’t think these creative art pieces are anything odd. It’s just every day normal life for them. So I tell my daughter that I want to create a picture of her eating ice cream on the planet Venus, she gets excited because she gets to do something fun with her daddy, see a cool photo of herself, and even get a sweet treat in the end.”

The vast majority of the photoshoots happen in their family home or their backyard, so the kids can feel relaxed and just be themselves.

The artist speaks about faith through his digital art

Faith is very important to Kevin, and he doesn’t shy away from showing religious themes through his art. “The Bible is full of so many miracles and supernatural stories that cannot be easily portrayed using only photography. With the technology of editing software, I can bring those Biblical themes to life in creative and powerful ways. I am burdened by a large amount of cheesy and low-quality religious artwork out there. I am just blessed that God has given me this talent and I want to use it to create high quality and thought-provoking pieces of art.”

Kevin enjoys being a digital artist, working from home on something that he’s very passionate about, and spending so much time with his family. However, he’s also human and shared with Bored Panda that, of course, it’s frustrating when projects that he’s been working hard on don’t come together. Fortunately, he bounces back easily.