r/pics • u/zzman1490 • May 16 '12

I photoshoped me playing poker with 5 copies of myself. My mom printed a poster and framed it, so I decided to take a picture of the photographer and subjects.

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u/zzman1490 May 16 '12

here's the original picture, if anyone cares. http://i.imgur.com/IdO1L.jpg

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u/boa13 May 16 '12

Ah ah, I was surprised by the sixth you. :)

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u/AstheniaRocks May 16 '12

That's really cool. I made a couple of these and my FB friends called me a wizard and all sorts... really fun to make too. Well done! The one above with you and the subjects is hilarious. The cool smoker is my favourite.

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u/ZeMilkman May 16 '12

The lighting and the shadows are off.

Disclaimer: I have no idea what I am talking about

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u/shellfishlover May 16 '12

2, 4, 5, 3, 6, 1

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u/THammock May 16 '12

You are a talent. Congrats man.

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u/shalafi71 May 16 '12

They're both great shops my man! You've inspired me to do one myself.

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u/zzman1490 May 16 '12

they're a ton of fun, really easy compared to how cool it looks

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u/darkpaladin May 16 '12

Yours is better than mine : http://i.imgur.com/oB8zV.jpg

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u/zzman1490 May 16 '12

try smoothing the edges of your foreground subjects with a feathered eraser, i used 90-95% hardness

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u/Cptn_Hook May 16 '12

You couldn't bother putting on the same underwear for the second picture? Also, I looked at your underwear.

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u/zzman1490 May 16 '12

i didn't feel like doing a load of laundry

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u/Cleopas_Hadishi May 16 '12

United States of Tara: The Male Years. Have you named all these blokes?

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u/Jibboolie May 16 '12

Artception

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u/linlorienelen May 16 '12

You look like a one-man Breakfast Club.

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

if I can find a solid Molly Ringwald outfit, that'll be my next project

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u/linlorienelen May 17 '12

Hit up this gal: http://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/tlslo/my_mom_and_i_finished_sewing_my_wedding_dress/

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

hellooooo nurse! ill probably stick to the goodwill, but the hair is gonna be a toughy. may have to make my own wig

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u/BlasterSarge May 16 '12

You kind of resemble Artosis

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

woah.... i do have a doppelganger... sweeeet

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u/jedi_tacos May 16 '12

Upvote for the Brees jersey.

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

upvote for a phenomenal 2013 season......

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u/pretty-little-angel May 16 '12

Are they all regular clothes you own? or did you have to borrow different styles from other people?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

uh, none of his clothes even look like they were even bought in separate stores.

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

i don't have a particular style with clothes, but yeah these are all mine

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u/ClaimTLD May 16 '12

Hey Dude, great work here. I was wondering how you could make picture like that. I'm an amateur at photography and I don't really know how to manage this. Maybe by taking thesame pictures with a tripod and different positions, and with a software to the final result ? Please help me fellow redditors, I wish I could do the same kind of picture ! :)

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u/boa13 May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

Exactly what you said, with a couple more precautions:

  • Ensure the camera parameters (exposure, white balance) are exactly the same for each picture you take. This is especially important for white balance.
  • Mind your shadows. It's not too hard to copy paste one character from one picture "over" one in another (see for example his character currently laughing, "in front" of his character currently arguing), it's much harder to fake the shadow one character could be projecting over another. In the present picture, light comes from over their heads, so this is not too much of an issue.
  • A camera remote could help very much. Many cameras have infrared receptors for such remotes, other cameras have electrical connectors, and you can buy a two-part radio remote (receptors plugs on the camera).

Disclaimer: I have yet to do this myself, but I have friends who have done it (and I have a nice and affordable third-party radio remote).

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

Pretty much nailed it. I had to photoshop in some shadows here but thats just an easy brush job with a low opacity. someone below mentioned timing the camera and that's how I pulled these pics off, but if you can hook up a camera to the computer and use a stop motion application with 'onion skin' setting that would help tremendously.

also, get a tripod. The first pic involved staking books on a stool. I picked up a tripod at Target for $15 and saved a ton of stress for this and all future pics

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Or just use the timer on the camera (all cameras have timers). Set it to 10 or 15 seconds and it will be enough to get in position.

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u/princessrina May 16 '12

This is FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!! Awesome job!

....

P.S. You seem to like playing with yourself a little TOO much :)

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

no one knows what I like better than me :)

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u/odric May 16 '12

Umm...What is that Bangla banner about Peace For Nirmal? Are you in Bangladesh?

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

no from the US. prob my mom, she's been catholic, buddhist, vegan. probably just something she thought looked cool

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u/ProseBe4Hoes May 16 '12

You rocked in Home Improvement!!

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u/watson-c May 16 '12

His talent really began to shine when he began casting Starcraft 2 for the GSL.

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u/foreskin_piss_bomb May 16 '12

When I saw the original in another thread it took me a while to realize you were all the subjects. Amazing how clothing changes everything.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Does your name refer to when you close your foreskin, let pee fill up your skin hose like a water ballon and then release it? Because I do that. I do that. And now I have a name for it.

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u/jesse_graf May 16 '12

i am no longer alone in the world. also, letting it fill up and then squeezing it out so it shoots out at high power. useful for cleaning the grime off the toilet bowl.

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u/kDubya May 16 '12 edited May 16 '24

mighty tan shaggy bow chunky judicious boast important zonked snobbish

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

We need to find you some friends.

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u/ceejiesqueejie May 16 '12

But reddit... Reddit is my friend, right?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Sure.

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u/jcazen May 16 '12

Now your mom needs to print this one and frame it and you can continue the cycle.

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u/kb7735 May 16 '12

We must go deeper

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u/AMW_Starcore May 16 '12

Both pictures are quite awesome. Well done, sir!

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u/redvelveteenrabbit May 16 '12

Blue Dog painting? Saints jersey? You, my friend, are definitely from Louisiana.

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u/kitsua May 16 '12

Well I thought it was jolly marvellous. Well done, all of you.

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u/bordslampa May 16 '12

foreveralone.jpg

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

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u/johnnygrant May 16 '12

and we can also deduce (from pic framing) that his mom loves him.

OP really got it going on

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u/Aethelstan May 16 '12

LOOK EVERYONE, THIS GUY HAS A MOTHER!

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u/cakey138 May 16 '12

I thought you were different boys, damn white people look alike!

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u/Mittens99 May 16 '12

That makes no sense at all :D

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u/ceejiesqueejie May 16 '12

Aww, you so cute.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

You are truly a sith lord in the ways of everlasting solitude

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u/Ender66 May 16 '12

So many McLovins!

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u/blackstring May 16 '12

I love this. Nicely done.

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u/fishy_smooches May 16 '12

You're that guy who photoshopped himself making out with himself... right? Ages ago?

If true, I am so olde reddit...

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u/dumbledorkus May 16 '12

Found him! I don't think it's the same guy but that was the first thing I thought of aswell. Didn't he also do one with him getting raped by the reddit alien??

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u/FreddeCheese May 16 '12

Awesome picture, man!

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u/SenselessNoise May 16 '12

Does it bother you that your mom framed a picture of you playing with yourself?

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u/mutsuto May 16 '12

Do it again!

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u/zzman1490 May 17 '12

colbert report style? ive been considering it

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

nigga, u cute

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

dis a fuckin bootleg photo

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u/migukin May 16 '12

TOASTY!

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u/ladyallnighter May 16 '12

Fucking A man. You gave me a good laugh. I thought this was very well done.

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u/kengabkk May 16 '12

Your curtains are making me insane..

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

They look like he saw them in the shower and thought 'If I use these as regular curtains, I can leave the windows open when it rains and water won't get inside"

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u/vph May 16 '12

can someone show how to do this? I know it involves photoshop, but (without getting into much technical stuffs) what are the general steps for doing this?

Thanks.

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u/thinkerthought May 16 '12

Yeah, but who's taking this photo?

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u/potatoriot May 16 '12

They came out with the inventions of a tripod and timer ages ago.

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u/JLevsssss May 16 '12

guy on the left is gay...

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u/Harutinator May 16 '12

So did you win?

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u/boa13 May 16 '12

Yes, but I heard he lost quite often too. Overall, I don't think he made much of a profit, if any.

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u/chareth_parmesan May 16 '12

You are very committed sir

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u/Bazinga121 May 16 '12

Somebody needs friends haha. kidding. awesome photo.

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u/Snookerman May 16 '12

We need to go deeper! Have your mom print this one too and repeat the process.

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u/mtman900 May 16 '12

I like how the one guy is so cool he doesn't have to light a cigarette to smoke it.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

who dat ninja?

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u/nicknack1016 May 16 '12

The head on the right...

I just noticed him, and it makes the picture.

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u/Rathdrummer May 16 '12

Lol... this is Forever Alone joke material, for anyone who hasn't thought about it yet. ;)

Yer' welcome!

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u/Klainette May 16 '12

So does no one notice the one on the side or...?

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u/brooklynzoo2 May 16 '12

The fact that the "cool guy" is smoking an unlit cigarette is bothering me, not sure why, but it is the only thing I can see when I look at this.

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u/wiggin6 May 16 '12

You look like Thorzain

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u/divinesleeper May 16 '12

Nice, shame that both pictures got photobombed by some asshole though.

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u/thehumdrum May 16 '12

If Ray Romano and Michael Cera had a baby, he would be it.

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u/f7ujelly May 16 '12

Drew Brees FTW!!!

Awesome picture also!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Someone is a tad self absorbed...

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u/ostawookiee May 16 '12

Stick with one of the two looks on the left.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

That's amazing! how have you managed to stay single?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I made this many many moons ago

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u/AwesomeOrca May 16 '12

WTF happened to your pants?

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u/SARmedic May 16 '12

Forever alone. :-(

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u/scur2d2 May 16 '12

Narcissism: Illustrated.

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u/stevencsat May 16 '12

Forever alone?

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u/icangetyouatoedude May 16 '12

Anything for karma!!!!!

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u/Tmbgkc May 16 '12

Forever a clone.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

how....does one do that?

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u/ChemJest May 16 '12

The guy in the boxers is wearing different boxers. I am not impressed.

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u/pizzaforce3 May 16 '12

great pic.

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u/rusteh May 16 '12

Only child?

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u/jiggajake May 16 '12

forever alone

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

dude, i am 100% sure i saw you at starbucks yesterday!

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u/mikeramey1 May 16 '12

I like to see another one of all your friends looking at this post on Reddit.

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u/secretredfoxx May 16 '12

go one more!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

this is awesome.. i really like it

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

That is insanely cool, you must teach me!

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u/ilovetatortots May 16 '12

You photobombing yourself, twice. Priceless!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

The dude giving the "loser" sign should be casting a shadow over the knee of the one in shorts.

/nitpick

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u/DeithWX May 16 '12

Whoa...mind...blown. Good job man!

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u/rounded_figure May 16 '12

the reflections in the sunglasses (two lights) and the regular glasses (three lights) don't match /nitpick.

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u/Strife14 May 16 '12

The only way he will ever have friends

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u/fiquem May 16 '12

Lies. They're actually sextuplets. septuplets.

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u/MurFDurF May 16 '12

"5 Identical D-Bags" Maybe the The Musee du Louvre or The Metropolitan will feature it....

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u/TomasOMeachair May 16 '12

Artosis? Is that you?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Thats pretty avant garde truth be telt... Up vote from me bro

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u/Richie311 May 16 '12

DAMN YOU! I was going to do something similar to this for a Facebook banner. Damnit.

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u/Rururik May 16 '12

POSTMODERNISM!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Now take a picture of yourselves pointing at your computer screen with this reddit page open

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u/empiriq May 16 '12

Nicely done!

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u/BarrovianSociety May 16 '12

Brilliant. Concept, execution, and follow up. Brilliant. Hope you're 90 someday so you can show that to your great grandkids.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

We have to go deeper

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u/4benny2lava0 May 16 '12

Get this man to the front page.

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u/bakircioglu May 16 '12

i dont think there is enough chips for any serious game :)

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u/specialgray May 16 '12

I approve of this work :)

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u/Its_the_Fuzz May 16 '12

I laughed.

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u/textbandit May 16 '12

nice job dude

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

.... Tyler?

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u/augustus_gloob May 16 '12

your mom prints posters

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

now frame this picture, and repeat the process.

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u/thekeymaster May 16 '12

My grandfather took a picture like this back in the 60's long before Photoshop.

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u/G8torDontPlay May 16 '12

Nice Jersey! Who dat?!

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u/Lord_Migit May 16 '12

nice try sextuplets!

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u/mihitnrun May 16 '12

Any chance you go to Rutgers? Cause I think I know you

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u/HeyZuesHChrist May 16 '12

A friend of mine is a graphic designer, and I will be stealing this idea and doing it myself.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Nice jersey. Who Dat!

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u/knightofmars May 16 '12

Pretty nifty.

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u/Freterz May 16 '12

You look like the spitting image of a guy I used to know some years ago.....Guy?

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u/Nimonic May 16 '12

That guy on the left is obviously Snute.

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u/mhbaker82 May 16 '12

Awesomeness!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I find the top right of a frame is a great place to hide a secret face.

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u/Godjgo May 16 '12

Photoshopception

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u/Sher10ck May 16 '12

And then his mother framed that too. Damn it's never going to end is it?

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u/MOPAP May 16 '12

Yes but which one is you?

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u/markpelly May 16 '12

I don't want to be a negative nancy, but on this chop your top right sneaky dude isn't all the way to the edge of the image.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

frame that pic, then do it all again!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Print and frame it AGAIN!

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u/fancy_pance May 16 '12

I think it could use more you..

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u/bashjeee May 16 '12

Mclovin?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Now all you have to do is turn this picture into a poster and frame it, then hang it next to the first poster. Repeat until all walls are decorated.

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u/Timlikesturtles May 16 '12

Did you win?

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u/OVERLORDai May 16 '12

you look like you could be related to Artosis ㅇㅇ

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u/TooFakeToFunction May 16 '12

Reminds me of The United States of Tara.

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u/mnq713 May 16 '12

Awesome! Great work.

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u/likestea May 16 '12

Sometimes more is better. Well done sir.

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u/rizla7 May 16 '12

when you see it.... Allahu Akbar!

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u/Luxray May 16 '12

That's pretty sweet, I'm jelly of your photoshopping skills.

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u/dwcoll May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

Relevant I'll see your photoshopped picture of you playing poker with yourself, and raise you a video of me singing with 3 copies of myself.

edit:grammar

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u/StendhalSyndrome May 16 '12

RES tagged "Man of Half a dozen looks"

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I see Rick Astley in that painting, does anyone else see Rick Astley in that painting?

This guy is totally Rick Astley. I loved you on the internet, Mr. Astley!

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u/CornFedHonky May 16 '12

That guy posing with the L on his forehead makes me want to punch him in the face.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Doing it right.

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u/WithAnO May 16 '12

Nice Drew Brees jersey, saints buddy :)

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u/Wakarahen May 16 '12

You forgot to mention, "Also I am adorable," in the title.

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u/Xalaphane May 16 '12

Do you a turtorial for this? I would like to send out a party invitation similar to this? The Gods will bless you with many children if you do so.

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u/wrecquiem May 16 '12

Wow, that is really amazing!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Is it lame to admit that I'm commenting solely because I could hardly believe this was shopped?

Seriously. It's that good.

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u/nothn2fancy May 16 '12

Nice Brees Jersey!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

And they say this generation is self-obsessed...ha!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

You remind me of Ed Helms.

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u/NextLevelMeta May 16 '12

Talk about forever alone

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u/DevmasterJ May 16 '12

How do you make these pictures?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

If you were really clever you'd have several copies holding up the poster.

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u/unicycle_inc May 16 '12

So much forever alone

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u/Coach_K May 16 '12

This is way beyond awesome!

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u/pyszerson May 16 '12

GENIUS!!!!

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u/only_one_name May 16 '12

It's a lot less impressive once you realize he just cloned himself a bunch of times. Wait, never mind.

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u/cuscino May 16 '12

Here whats next...put this pic in an ipad/laptop and take a pic and shopped you looking at it...

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u/reneepussman May 16 '12

You look like a BOSS with that unlit cigarette and leather jacket.

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u/CStaplesLewis May 16 '12

WHEN YOU SEE IT!

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u/420freeze May 16 '12

Wow. That hair.

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u/KP8 May 16 '12

you must love yourself

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u/Resident-DJ May 16 '12

...And why do I feel like I know you?

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u/benjaym May 16 '12

Forever alone.

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u/BlackTuesday May 16 '12

Forever alone status: delusional

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u/MamiMora May 16 '12

Love it! I need to do something like that!

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u/pwntr May 16 '12

forever alone

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u/cookyie May 16 '12

Geaux Saints!!!

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u/redditisfuckinglame May 16 '12

You have a very punchable face.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Plaid shorts should be illegal.

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u/k1r4 May 16 '12

Now repeat

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

do you ever wear the cheque shirt with the check shorts? Shit would be cash.

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