In this work, I captured a moment I photographed while walking through Paris. The scene shows an intimate, everyday scene: a person wearing a hat carrying a child as they cross a street together. The urban background fades softly, giving full attention to the tenderness of the gesture.
Although the painting looks like a traditional oil on canvas, it was created entirely digitally. Using modern techniques, I transformed the original picture into a realistic painting style, adding new depth to light, colour and texture. This created a fusion of photography and painting - a digital homage to human proximity in the hustle and bustle of the city.
Created by Geert Van Baelen with support from AI.
Geert Van Baelen has been working as a press photographer in Belgium for over 20 years. Besides current affairs, he also finds inspiration for his images in everyday life, landscapes and people... Read more…