You stay on the ground but stand them up on chairs on either side of so you can get your arms in the same position and they can “fake it” in whatever position you had them, originally, as if they’re in or going to get into that same position (but obviously can’t if they’re too big today?) …. It could be very cute and funny, too, depending on how much they’ve grown?
Recreating Childhood Photos: 8 tips
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by Aaron ·
- July 10, 2015
- · Family
Nothing brings back great memories than childhood photos. What better way to preserve those moments than by recreating some of them?
Recreating family photos doesn’t have to be difficult. It’s a great way to bring family together and reminisce about the past.
Here are some tips for recreating family photos:
Search, search, search. You can’t recreate a photo if you don’t have the original. Go through old boxes in storage or ask family members for some photos.
Same people, same photo. Is it a photo of you and your brother? Make sure he can participate again. Choose photos that the same people will be happy to recreate.
Choose similar clothing. You may not fit into that dress or shirt from 20 years ago, but look for similar clothing in your current size.
Strike a pose. Was your leg bent? Did one relative sit and the other stand? Keep the same positions as in the original photos.
Height doesn’t matter. Time has passed – people’s heights have changed. Don’t worry about these differences, it will just add more humor to the photo!
Facial expressions. Give a big cheesy smile or pull a silly face. Funny or not, try and mimic the original photo.
Set the right background. If you can return to the same place the photo was taken or use the same couch everyone sat on, that’s even better! If not, look for a neutral background and focus on recreating the people in the image, not the background.
Image credit: mppmarketing.com - Get out the baby pictures. These photos can be exceptionally funny when you have an adult now being fed a bottle instead of a small baby.
Have you recreated any family photos? Let us know in the comments below!
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Sure why not turn it around.
Have them carrying you…similar clothing backgrounds etc….just twist it with humourMy children created a book of recreated pictures for me for Christmas! I laughed until I criEd! I knew they had come and taken pictures out of the picture box and I was not allowed to spend the day with them when they were recreating the pictures, (I didn’t know what they were doing). I was a little hurt, but when I saw the finished book, I totally understood. This is such a wonderful idea. My kids said they had so much fun recreating the pictures and laughing and talking about old memories. It was a wonderful, fun experience for them all.
Poopedi Daniel Morata
July 15, 2015
There is an old photo in which I am carrying my daughter and my nephew when they were still todlers. That was in the early eighties. They are now grown up and too heavy to carry. Does anybody hzve an idea of how to go about that?