A Photographer Combines Portraits Of Family Members To Prove How Amazing Our Genes Are – Design You Trust

A Photographer Combines Portraits Of Family Members To Prove How Amazing Our Genes Are

Take a closer look at your own face and you will see a mirror that reflects past, present, and future at the same time. That’s how our genes work — they can make us look exactly like our parents, grandparents, and even cousins. To prove this point, Ulric Collette, a self-taught photographer from Quebec, Canada, created a series of “genetic portraits” that feature the faces of family members spliced together.

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Pour fêter les 10 ans du projet, j'offre maintenant la possibilité aux gens intéressés d'obtenir leur propre portrait génétique. Vous ressemblez soit à votre frère, à votre sœur, mère, père ou encore à votre jumeau? Rassemblez-vous en un portrait génétique et immortalisez votre ressemblance! À partir de 120$+tx par portrait. Offert dans la région de Québec uniquement pour le moment. MP pour plus d'informations et réservations. Mère / Fils: Ginette, 61 ans & Mathieu, 30 ans, 2013 Mother/Son: Ginette, 61 & Mathieu, 30, 2013 #geneticportraits #portraiture #photoshop #makeportraits #morphing #portraits_ig #pursuitofportraits #portraitoftheday #postthepeople #photographyislifee #portrait_ig #portraitphotographer #portraitphotography #portrait #photooftheday #photographe #photography #portraitmood #portraits  #portraitpage #headshots #pursuitofportraits #portrait  #photoshoot #life_portraits #genetics

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Le premier portrait, réalisé un peu par erreur en experimentant avec une photo de mon fils et de moi dans photoshop, il y a un peu plus de 10 ans déjà… Fils / Père: Nathan, 7 ans & Ulric, 29 ans, 2008 The first portrait, made a little by mistake by experimenting with a photo of my son and me in photoshop, there is a little over 10 years already… Father /Son: Nathan, 7 & Ulric, 29, 2008 #geneticportraits #portraiture #photoshop #makeportraits #morphing #portraits_ig #pursuitofportraits #portraitoftheday #postthepeople #photographyislifee #portrait_ig #portraitphotographer #portraitphotography #portrait #photooftheday #photographe #photography #portraitmood #portraits #portraitpage #headshots #pursuitofportraits #portrait #photoshoot #life_portraits #genetics

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