LIFE IN LOCKDOWN | Day 25: Take a snap celebrating #OurGreatIndoors
With a little imagination anything can be photographed to look like an Instagrammable tourist destination in lockdown — even broccoli
Image: @erinoutdoors/Instagram
A new trend in landscape photography is emerging under lockdown — with shooters using macro lenses, ordinary household items and tiny figurines to create Insta-outdoor scenes.
The pioneer seems to have been California-based travel blogger Erin Sullivan (@erinoutdoors), who started by posting a canoe on a lake, as seen from a distance through a snowy crevice. Her caption reads: "Today I went for a snowy paddle in an ice cave with a couple of new friends."
In truth, it was a tiny toy on a bed, spied through a carefully draped sheet.
With an avalanche of positive reaction, Sullivan started a series — #ErinsGreatIndoors — more instalments of which have included a hike through a canyon (made with stacked pancakes) and a walk in "Broccoli Forest".
Sullivan then called on others to attempt their own fake outdoor scenes and to share them under the hashtag #OurGreatIndoors.
Sullivan wrote: "Your inner artist can thrive given any restriction. Follow your curiosity."
Several other contributors are now doing delightful things too, including Stevin Tuchiwsky (@stevint), with shots of mountain climbers and deep-sea divers.
Why not join in the fun and try your hand at setting up one of these trick shots? Then share your photo on social media with the hashtag #OurGreatIndoors.
• From gripping series to watch to fun crafts to do with your children, we'll be adding a new activity to our 'Life in Lockdown' series every day. Keep an eye on timeslive.co.za for tomorrow's instalment.