Sunday, August 12, 2007

Start to the LAL series

Last week I started work on what I thought was going to be a portrait series. This week it took a turn for more of a photo essay feel. I'm taking audio throughout all of this so I can turn it into sort of an eclectic piece which will show the lives of celebrity look a likes. It can be a tough world for them, sometimes look a likes face brutal comments or threats of legal action if they don't stop looking like their celebrity counterparts. Some maintain that everyone has a twin, certainly this doesn't exclude famous people. Some may also argue that being a celebrity means that you have more than one twin. Look at Elvis for instance. How many Elvis impersonators have you seen that look exactly like him. How many have you seen that look nothing like him. In fact, this story may take a different turn soon, it may turn into a Elvis look a like package. I remember watching Jeopardy once and the three contestants were Elvis impersonators. One was Latin American or Mexican, and his name was Elvez, the Spanish Elvis. Anyway, without more yammering on..here are some photos.