When Artistry and Technology Collide: How the Truly Unique Images for the New Children’s Book, Chicago Treasure, were Created By Rich Green

Award-winning photographer and author Larry Broutman approached me with an unusual artistic proposition. His idea was so fantastical that it actually came to him in a dream. He woke up one morning with the concept of taking photographs of children and turning them into the main characters of classic stories by placing them inside an illustrated storybook world.

To make this fantasy a reality, he took photographs of Chicago-area children, many of whom have special needs, posing as their favorite heroes from well-known fairy tales, nursery rhymes, folk tales, and fables. I then created the supporting characters and magical backdrops using pencil and paper sketches and Photoshop. Read More