Have you ever wondered what you and your co-workers would look like if you had lived in the 17^th century?

We have.

A few weeks ago while standing around having a chat with Kelly Johnson, and Jennifer Williams our Account Director this very topic came up.

Completely normal right?

We thought it would be fun to take a photo of each person in the office and Photoshop their face into a creepy 17^th Century portrait. So we combined forces, conjured a plan and set it fourth into motion, hoping to have it completed in time for our Halloween Potluck Party.

I should mention that this was solely a side project. We’ve got plenty to keep us busy around here, but when you get a few creative brains together some weird stuff is going to happen.

So I found a few images off shutterstock.com and Gettyimages.com that I thought would fit our BG staffers. Some fit better than others, but since this project didn’t have a work order I couldn’t get too picky. On average, I’d say it took me about 10 minutes to do each portrait. Susannah chipped in and did a couple as well.

As you could imagine, being in a small office with a 23” monitor at your desk surrounded by very curious co-workers, the project was bound to leak. Word got out and our secret project became public. But to see them all up on the wall just in time for the Halloween party was awesome.

During the party we all got a chance to laugh at each other’s portrait. Questions like, “why does my head look like a cone?” or “who is that?” and even, “is that a dead lamb in my lap?” were all asked. Executive Creative Director/Canadian Ian Graham even put voices to the portraits insisting that Sr. Web developer Ivan Prokic’s character (Black haired warrior with red sash) spoke with a lisp.

I’d say all in all everyone in the office was a good sport about having their faces put onto someone else’s old and weird body. As unflattering as it may have been, it was awesome nonetheless.

Enjoy.