Brothers Photo Re-creation Goes Viral; Over 1.5 Million Views
A Fortuna family’s re-creation of a childhood photo is romping through the internet collecting comments and views like an ice cream truck collects kids. As of this writing, the photo has over 1.5 million views!
According to Talon Chamberlain, the brother sitting in front of both images above, “It started a few months ago. We were having a conversation about photo re-creations and my brother’s girlfriend Zulie pointed to a picture in our mom’s living room and said, ‘You guys should re-create this one.'”
Talon explained they thought the humor of the photo would be increased by the haircut he had in the image taken when he and his brother were small. “When I was a little kid, I had blond hair and a bowl cut. We thought it was a pretty funny picture to recreate as adults.”
To add to the twist, they couldn’t shave their beards. “Me, my brother and another guy had a bet,” he explained. “Whoever shaves their beard off before this coming Friday has to wear a neck brace for two weeks.”
Tyrol, the brother kneeling in the back of the images, said they thought the beards added to the humor anyway. “We thought it would show us as grown men and it would be funnier.”
The re-creation became a family project, according to Talon. “One sister is a hairstylist and cut my hair in a bowl cut and another sister grabbed the chair from a boutique and brought it to the house,” he told us.
His brother’s girlfriend, Zulie Blair, a professional photographer, volunteered to take the photos.
“We started by buying the overalls,” Talon said. But by the time the crew was finished, they had transformed a room of his mother’s house.
Blair joked that the brothers’ mom wasn’t thrilled with the transformation at first. “We grabbed her bright makeup lights,” she said, “and moved furniture….There was like five people involved in posing [the brothers] and getting the details right.” (Notice the band-aid on Tyrol’s heel!)
Tyrol said his mom didn’t even like the re-creation at first. But, he said, once the image “blew up” on Reddit, “she thought it was hilarious.”
Everyone was surprised at how popular the re-creation became. “I never in a million years thought that on Reddit it would have one and a half million views. I knew it would be something for my friends and family to laugh at but not the whole world,” Talon said.
Blair is a little worried that her most famous photo is so “cheesy.” However, although Blair is a full-time college student, she also takes various kinds of images for sale. “I do a lot of different photography–maternity couples and I have some weddings this summer.” Ironically, considering her famous photo was done with makeup lights, most of her photos involve natural light. “I’m not a big fan of indoor photos,” she explained.
Want to re-create a childhood photo? Blair could help. Or she could create one of her natural light images for you. Here are some examples.
Or see more of her work at Zulie Blair Photography on Facebook or write her at [email protected].
Now, we have one question for you. Tyrol explained that many of their comments on Reddit encouraged the two brothers to repeat the photo when they’ve shaved. “Everyone seems to want this one done again without the beards.”
What do you think? Better with the beards or without?
We cast the first vote for the photo with the beards. As Talon said on Reddit, “We didn’t shave in the first photo.”
But tell us what you think, should they re-create the photo without the beards and, if they do, will it be as big of a hit on the internet?
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LMAO!!!! I’m already imagining what photos my brother & I could recreate for my parents 40th wedding anniversary. Only thing is I was such a tomboy & I love my girly hair….maybe a wig.
Thanks for sharing this post Kym!! It’s nice to see fun & happy tgings along with the news.
I so needed this post. I grinned every time I saw that re-creation!
fun!
This was so refreshing. Thank you…😊
I know I needed this story. I figured my readers needed it, too, so I passed it on. Life seems a little more normal and fun.
Hilarious!!! But does anyone else hear dueling banjos?
Yu funi tu…lol.
Oh boy did I need that!! And what great sports for taking that photo,and the girlfriend for encouragement. It’s great thanks kym hope your having a good day🌞
With this fun story to work on, I’ve been grinning all day. Nothing like smiling to make one feel better.
Amen to that.
Hi Kym, it’s Debbie, Tyrol and Talon’s mom! Just wanted to give you a little behind the scenes info. We had three family birthdays and Easter to celebrate that evening. It was late afternoon when they decided to do this. So, while I’m running around trying to get everything ready, I’ve got hair cutting going on in the middle of my kitchen with hair flying everywhere, two little grandkids underfoot and everyone completely rearranging and moving everything out of my living room to create a photo studio! It was totally chaotic, crazy and fun, although a little stressful I must admit… So glad that it makes everyone happy, it was well worth the effort!!
My word that sounds like it would have been crazy (and a little fun!) I was actually thinking of interviewing you just to get your side. I’m so glad you wrote in!
Debbie, you have no idea how uplifting this pic has been for your brother Layne and me. We have laughed and laughed and LAUGHED.
Debbie, I can so see you in this role !! HA, glad it turned out to be so joyful in the end 😀
Hilarious! The one on the right could be be Jim Carey’s twin from dumb and dumber lol
Do you have the link to the original post by chance?
On Reddit? https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/65qxwn/its_unexplainable_how_much_effort_and_commitment/
Super funny!😂 Yes, much needed chuckle. Great family fun.
Hillarious and yes, a little gay….lol.
Gay? There brothers!
I think you mean you THEY’RE as in the abbreviation for They Are!!! Just saying!!!!
Dann I thunk yu hav grate potenshal as a proff reeder!!! Juust sain!!!!
Me aer surry Dan me iz gnat sach a gad speler. Thonks fer maek me fell bader
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Have a great day humco!!
It’s good to smile, isn’t it, Gazoo! I wish there was something I could do for this family for entertaining me so much!
Glad to hear joy in your writing!! Hopeing the best for you and your family!
My wife sends a big hug too!
Hugs right back!
I LOOOOVE THIS!!! No way don’t recreate this without the beards. I don’t think it will be as successful, but maybe!! I think you should recreate a different picture without the beards. 😁
Good idea!
This makes my day! Thank you for posting the smiles, Kym.
I’m glad you loved this, too!
Great job zulie…u rock
A narcissist promoting her “photography”. It’s weird.
What? It makes you a narcissist to indicate that you do other kinds of photography? Damn, you got tough standards.
For others it seems but not themselves at least as far as criticizing others for seemingly (to me @ least) innocent things!!!
I agree. Was enjoying it until I seen her making it all about her and her amateur photography business. Pretty sure the recreation photo could of been shot with an iPhone.
Jeez, when I use people’s photos, being a photographer, I know how much work can go into them. Generally, I don’t pay for them because I’m not making much money on this site. But I feel it is only fair to let folks know the services the photographer provides. Often I link to the person’s website but in this case as I anticipated getting quite a chunk of visitors from the post (and I did) I thought it reasonable to show that the photographer generally did entirely different work. Why do you object to a college student getting a little boost with their business when they provided entertainment for millions of viewers?
Love the pic… Go Zulie…. I was really amazed at how far the comments got before someone like”’ REPLY”” would pipe in and tryin ruin the fun….. OY VEY!……..FAME IS A FICKLE CARD ZULIE…….Thanks for the laughs! Still chuckling thinking of the pics my brothers and i could re-create!……
Congratulations Zulie!!!
I love it and. Debbie I can see your house while preparing. Lol you three are so funny and it’s so uplifting o see some good old fashioned fun. Love you all and a ply for Zuli, she’s an amazing photographer. She did maternity shoots and first 24 hours for my daughter and the photos were stunning. She’s got a unique voice alert and itsGod given
Can other photographers get free promotional advertising for our businesses?
You send me a photo that makes me laugh as much as this one and I’ll gladly pay you with a little promotion. (Jeez, why do you begrudge her?)
People are just jelouse they can’t create the time place or photos to gain the attention they so NEED, when they see all the joy one photo created, the only thing that comes to a failed persons mind is to put down and belittle the winners…
Here’s to all the people winning in this world👊🏽
I vote for the beards photo, it makes it 100 times funnier!!