A Comox Valley photographer and her daughter are taking on an isolation challenge and giving it the full celebrity treatment.
Ali Roddam of Bellaphoto and her eight-year-old daughter Dylan decided to take on the Getty Museum challenge - to recreate a work of art with objects (and people) around the home.
At first, the challenge was a way to pass the time while staying at home because of COVID-19, explained Dylan, a student at Miracle Beach Elementary.
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The pair then began to turn to pop culture, celebrities and musicians. Their second attempt at a photo recreation was the cover of Courtney Love-fronted HoleB次元官网网址檚 Live Through This album.
It was followed by one of DylanB次元官网网址檚 favourite musicians, Post Malone.
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| Ellen photo creation. Photo by Ali Roddam of Bellaphoto. |
The pair aim to post one photo a day and have taken on the likes of David Bowie, Frida Kahlo, Ellen DeGeneres, Will FerrellB次元官网网址檚 Zoolander character Mugatu and Bruce Willis in Die Hard.
Roddam noted while she has a photo studio in Courtenay, she is unable to use it due to the lockdown. All of the photos were created at their home, either in their basement suite, on their kitchen table or, as seen in their recreation of David Rose from SchittB次元官网网址檚 Creek, near their barn.
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She explained all of the costumes and props are created from items around their home, and many of the effects are created in front of the camera rather than in postproduction.
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Roddam noted her daughterB次元官网网址檚 happy personality works well for the recreations and added they will keep taking photos as long as she is having fun.
| Girl with a Pearl Earring recreation. Photo by Ali Roddam of Bellaphoto. |
The photos are being posted to RoddamB次元官网网址檚 , and pages daily, and the duo has gotten a groundswell of followers from all over the world since the first images went online. TheyB次元官网网址檝e also tagged celebrities in the hopes they will see and respond to the images.
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Roddam said the pair are doing the photos for fun, but by posting the images on her business page, it allows her to stay relevant.
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Dylan, who explained she wants to be a comedian when sheB次元官网网址檚 older, said she enjoys making people smile.
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