Normally, when you text your partner about the kids, you expect a simple sentence or two reassuring you that they are okay. However, Dad and photographer Kenny Deuss had other ideas, and thus his series of humorous photoshops was born.
He takes photos of his kids and then photoshops them into increasingly precarious and dangerous situations, and he sends these images to his partner. These proved to be particularly popular online, and we got in touch with Kenny to learn more about his craft, the process, and other creative endeavors.
Bored Panda got in contact with the creator of all these images, Kenny Deuss, to learn a bit more about how his process has changed over the years.
“I have been making them for over 3 years now. This has given me time to invest in better content and quality. I learned much more about photography and editing, but also about social media and video.”
“In these 3 years, social media has given me some additional challenges on its own. Video has become a much more important player, so I began to implement my pictures in video as well, which has resulted in some viral videos of my own. I also experimented with some comedy sketches in videos, and this has been working out great as well!”
You can check out Kenny’s TikTok account here. Now, as anyone who has tried to make a kid pose for a photo knows, they often just have too much energy. So, we wanted to know if Kenny’s children have gotten any better at posing. “Yes, the oldest is 4 years now, and she loves to pose in front of the camera. They are having fun and love to do crazy things, which is great to play but also to make content together.”
The origin of the photos is just as humorous, as they began as a prank to scare his girlfriend whenever she would text to check in on the kids. Soon enough, his creations went viral for the whole internet to enjoy. Since then, he has been creating them regularly as his kids grow older, as well as exploring other mediums to post his work. These days, he posts weekly, so feel free to follow him online.
“The percentage of people who don’t appreciate the joke is pretty low, although there are always those people who spread negativity way too much. But I’ve been blessed that these people are an exception,” he added. As his photos have gone viral, more and more people understand that it’s a humorous creation, not a real child in danger. But early on, particularly when people were unfamiliar with the capabilities of Photoshop, one can imagine a panicked response.
Kenny summed up his whole experience pretty succinctly, “It has been a crazy adventure so far, and I’m looking forward to creating much more content. I love this opportunity to create content with my family, and I have so many more ideas to translate into pictures and videos. So feel free to follow along to discover my weekly posts.” You can always find his pictures on Instagram here and his TikTok here. And if you want to see some of his past work that’s been featured on Bored Panda, click here and here.
