Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin

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My photographic version of the famous van Gogh painting "Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin, April 1888". Van Gogh has made several portraits of Joseph Roulin, this is the F439 version.

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How did I create this photo?

I could not find clothing that exactly matched the clothing that was needed. I bought clothing that resembled it a little bit and then adjusted it by hand and in Photoshop to make it perfect.

I found the hat in a British Ebay store under the name "Vintage style 1960s Fiddler Breton cap", removed some parts and crochet "POSTES" on to it. In Photoshop I changed the very dark blue to a lighter blue color.

Also the coat was found in a British Ebay store. I found it under the title "Vintage Military Style Wool Double Breasted Overcoat". In Photoshop I had to adjust the collar a little bit and removed the buttons from the shoulder part and I changed it from black to blue.

The background with the flowers was impossible to find online. I did not mind it to be a little bit different, as long as it has the same feel but after hours of searching I decided to let someone paint it.

The model's beard is real. In Photoshop I made it a bit bigger and a little bit curly.

In Photoshop I added some brush strokes to the background, hat and coat.

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The whole proces of researching, finding and adjusting the clothing, preparing the model, testing light set-ups and camera settings, shooting and post-processing in Photoshop, took me about three months.