Photography Magician Needed?

[lelliott19]

My husband's gg grandfather served in Co D 16th GVI. He was killed in action at the Bloody Angle during the Battle of Spotsylvania. They have no pictures of him but according to the family, my husbands g grandfather father looked exactly like him. And they all say that my husband's father looks exactly like his grandfather.

So.....as a surprise for Christmas, I would like to find someone who can either combine two photographs or paint the image. I would prefer to use digitally altered photographs and impose an edited face of my husband's father (in his early 20s) on an appropriate Confederate soldier portrait. Has anyone ever done anything like this? Or seen it done? Seems like the photographic editing would be challenging but not impossible?

The 16th GVI was sent with Longstreet from Va to TN. According to an expert here on CWT, they were issued clothing just before they left for TN and were sometimes confused with Federal soldiers by the new issue uniform. Apparently, issuances in the Spring of 1864 were mostly the same. So whether I can find a photography magician or need a painter, I need to locate an appropriate period image of a Confederate soldier wearing a Richmond Depot-II pattern shell jacket of imported British Blue-Grey woolen army cloth. Does anyone have such an image or can you point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.

 

[Shadow9216]

Have you looked at fiverr.com? They have all kinds of artists who might be able to help you out with the actual image creation, assuming you get a good pic of a uniform.

 

[civilwarincolor]

I may be able to help. I do a lot of Civil War restoration and often mix images for the final result. Send me a PM with contact Info so we can discuss

David