What does the Battle of Gettysburg have in common with Yu-Gi-Oh, Washington Crossing the Delaware, and Star Wars?

They’ve all challenged you to make a cameo appearance.

Photo-reenactments are pure-distilled fun: start by picking your favorite movie/show/poster/painting, then gather friends, props, and costumes to recreate it. Instant inspiration!

Banishing photographer’s block for good while slipping goofily into the annals of history? Hand us our tri-corner hat.

Our Favorite Photo-Reenactments

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2. Be a Socialist Hero! Your Photographed Face as Mao’s Special Helper Need to convince your friends of something? Nothing works quite like, well, propaganda… Especially if it has your face on it. Maopost, a site dedicated...
3. How to Shoot Impromptu Street Portraits This weekend, spend some time outdoors, explore a new neighborhood, hone your portrait-taking skills, make strangers smile, and walk away with some amazing photographs. Sound...
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5. Give Your Aquarium a Photo Makeover, and Make Goldie the Envy of His Fishy Friends Look, when you went on that awesome roadtrip last summer, you left Goldie at home. And that rockin’ concert you went to last weekend, same...

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