May 13 2012

19/52 | TRAP

19/52 | TRAP, a photo by egerbver on Flickr.

52 Weeks of Star Wars is a weekly photo project starring various characters from the Star Wars franchise. This photo project is a continuation of sorts to my original series; 365 Days of Clones, specially my Cloned Photos mini-series.

Today marks the Nineteenth creation in this year long adventure. As the title suggests; 52 Weeks of Star Wars, one new photo will be taken, edited and added to the running total every Sunday. The twist is that all the images will be a recreation of sorts of a previous image. Some; like today, will be a recreation from the media, while others will be recreations of various movie posters or album covers and some will be remakes of famous images of the 20th century.

“TRAP” is my recreation of Shepard Fairey’s infamous "HOPE Poster" featuring Barack Obama. I have done my best to position Admiral Ackbar’s head in the same position as Barack Obama’s; however, it was very difficult considering I was using a 3.75 inch figure once again.

Some of you may be wondering why I chose to create a Cloned Photo based upon Fairey’s poster considering it has been done and it would seem that I am about four years too late. First and foremost; like most of my shots, it is something that I haven’t done before and I wanted to give it a go. Secondly, I recently realized that Barack is an anagram for Ackbar. After discovering this, I couldn’t get this image out of my head and I knew the only way I was going to get any rest was to create it…

Enjoy!

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May 13 2012

Inspiration for 19/52 | TRAP

Inspiration for 19/52 | TRAP, a photo by egerbver on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Barack Obama "HOPE" Poster, created by Shepard Fairey, 2008.

(This poster was not created by me, it was used as a reference for one of my 52 Weeks of Star Wars and Cloned Photos. I have posted it for a reference and nothing more).

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May 6 2012

18/52 | Princess with a Pearl Earring

18/52 | Princess with a Pearl Earring, a photo by egerbver on Flickr.

52 Weeks of Star Wars is a weekly photo project starring various characters from the Star Wars franchise. This photo project is a continuation of sorts to my original series; 365 Days of Clones, specially my Cloned Photos mini-series.

Today marks the Eighteenth creation in this year long adventure. As the title suggests; 52 Weeks of Star Wars, one new photo will be taken, edited and added to the running total every Sunday. The twist is that all the images will be a recreation of sorts of a previous image. Some; like today, will be a recreation from a famous painting, while others will be recreations of various movie poster or album covers and some will be remakes of famous images of the 20th century.

“Princess with a Pearl Earring” is my interpretation of Johannes Vermeer’s portrait of "Girl with a Pearl Earring".

Some of you may be wondering why I chose to create a Cloned Photo based upon Vermeer’s painting. Truth be told, I’ve wanted to do this one for a while now. The trick was gathering all the right fabrics, which I’ll have to admit are not perfect. There is a lot of mystery and controversy behind Vermeer’s paintings and the Girl with a Pearl Earring is no exception. The Girl with a Pearl Earring is considered by many to be the “Mona Lisa of the North” or the “Dutch Mona Lisa”. Nothing is truly known about the woman in the painting; similarly to da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The idea of using Princess Leia as the subject for both of these works (check out week six for the The Mona Leia) is due in part to the fact that her past is also a mystery to most of the Empire and Republic; there are only a select few who know her true identity…

Enjoy!

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May 6 2012

Inspiration for 18/52 | Princess with a Pearl Earring

Inspiration for 18/52 | Princess with a Pearl Earring, a photo by egerbver on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Girl with a Pearl Earring, painted by Johannes Vermeer, c. 1667.

(This painting was not created by me, it was used as a reference for one of my 52 Weeks of Star Wars and Cloned Photos. I have posted it for a reference and nothing more).

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