Prepare to laugh uncontrollably if a cleverly edited photo tickles your funny bone, because Matt MacMillan has used his talent as a photo editor to create some hilarious works of art featuring his premature son.
Matt’s foray into Photoshopping babies began when his daughter, Ella, turned one month old. He created a series of images showcasing the newborn engaging in sports, resulting in uproarious laughter. When his son, Ryan, arrived prematurely, weighing less than 3 pounds, Matt 𝙬𝒂𝙣𝒕𝙚𝒅 to do the same. During Ryan’s six weeks in the NICU, Matt and his wife sought to find the positives, joking that Ryan wasn’t premature but rather “advanced.”
This inspired a series of photos depicting their premature son engaging in adult-like activities, challenging the notion that premature babies are somehow weak. The photos required some effort, but the results are simply hilarious and absolutely worth every minute Matt and his wife dedicated to the project.
Matt and Alyssa MacMillan have two beautiful children. At the time of Matt’s creatively inspired venture into playful infant photography and Photoshop, Ella was just 6 months old and absolutely adorable.
Matt began playing around with photo editing of his children even more once his premature son Ryan reached 6 months of age. He came up with some amusing ideas, such as this photo of a cool baby breakdancing.
Baby Ryan was born several weeks prematurely. He spent the first six weeks of his little life in the NICU before finally being able to go home. What a scary and challenging time it must have been for Matt and Alyssa.
During their time in the NICU, Matt and Alyssa jokingly referred to their premature baby as “advanced” rather than premature. That joke inspired the later photos Matt created, featuring Ryan as their adorable baby model.
Matt wrote about his experience creating these fun images in a publication for Bored Panda. He explained his process in simple terms, and some shots were clearly more challenging to put together than others.