16th Century Cosplay

I know that this has been passed around on the internet quite a bit this last month, but on the off chance you hadn't see it yet, we had to show this. Incredibly talented photographer Sacha Goldberg took cosplay photos of superheros as if they were in the 16th century. These photos were part of an exhibition for the Paris Photo Grand Palais last month. The most incredible part about these photos, are they are not created using photoshop. It is all amazing makeup, hair, costumes, and lighting on models (not the original actors and actresses) used to make the illusion of these screen superheros in Renaissance era times.It really is amazing what the craft of talented artists can accomplish. Together, along with great photography, makeup artists, hair dressers, costume designers, models, and designers created an effect that most people would look at and think was only possible with Photoshop. They somehow made the models look like the actors and actresses that originally played the superheros all while creating photos that look like they should be on the wall in someones study. There are a lot of unsung heroes that go into photography like this. It is beautiful work, especially for a subject matter that would not usually be described as "beautiful." Check it out.