Photobombing Edward Hopper

Photobombing is the act of inserting oneself into the field of view of a photograph, often in order to play a practical joke on the photographer [painter for our purposes] or the subjects.

Students researched Edward Hopper's original painting and then created a new story for why they are in the painting.

The Child Who Ruined the Show

In the photobombing picture, I snuck into the theater and made my way onto the stage. I pushed the curtains aside and jumped out. The people came to watch a nice show but I, child, ruined it. I didn't think that it is fair for the rich people getting to watch a nice show while others had to stay home not being able to watch because they didn't have the money to watch the show. If the other people can't watch the show then neither can they.
-- Amya

The Gazing Train

The peaceful afternoon sitting in the train hearing the beats of the wheels make rhythm against the rails. By my side there is a women wearing a black hat and a black dress. Her hands were holding the books and gave it the full attention. The pages of the book is shifting through by her hands. I wonder how much she loved to read. The outside view is passing but still can see the sunshine cover by the tress makes the leaves look beautiful. Gazing at the Train to finding interesting and scenes that are meant for me.
-- Annie

Raining Cats & Dogs (and Humans)

This painting shows an average day at the cafe. Two women having a conversation, and enjoying a drink, when out of nowhere... There seems to be a person falling from the sky@ It seems to be a kid that somehow got his way up to the roof of the cafe and is now plunging his way into the ground soon after his free-falling, that'll lead to his doom! Or he's just parachute jumping.
-- David

The Marriage

This train ride was our transportation to our marriage. It would take two weeks on the train to reach our destination. We were so happy that we were gonna marry. We were going to marry in New York. We couldn't wait to get there, and this picture was a memento of our marriage.
-- Jose

Woman with Guards

This painting is about a woman who's very important that she gets to watch from behind the scenes. There are three guards that are watching her to make she she's alright. Two of them are in the entrance and another is standing right next to her. The guard next to her is also watching with her from behind the scenes. This women is dressed very fancy and is enjoying the show with privacy.
-- Jovanny

Lost at Nighthawks

The new painting is about a girl, who wanted to take a little stroll, but she got so fascinated by all the amazing sights in downtown that eventually she got a little lost. She decided to take a little break from walking, and went to a small diner on the corner called, "Nighthawks." She would've asked the other people there for some directions, but they didn't seem in the mood to talk, so she just opened up her book and read, until they would break out of their intense thoughts. It got very late at night, and the girl kept reading. The other adults there kept thinking, completely disregarding her, which the girl was fine with, and liked it better that way.
-- Lejla

Chasing After The Car

The story behind this new painting is that this person has missed this car/ride and is chasing after it, making it look like its chasing after its "hope" in a way. The original painting shows hope and isolation and in this new painting there is another character involved. This character seems to have missed the car and is chasing after it with a sad and depressing look on their face. This painting exhibits a missed opportunity and a missed opportunity.

Secretly Looking

In the picture, I was trying to go inside and see what was inside the shop. I tried to open the door, but it was locked. I decided to get inside by the window because there was no glass over there. I go inside and I see many things, but all of it was not made properly. I try to come outside slowly without making any noise from the window.
-- Muhammad

The Bell Child

A group of women and men were relaxing on a boat. However, their attention was caught when they heard the bell buoy. They weren't only confused as if why it was ringing on a clear sky, but there was a child holding onto it. It was a lost kid who had fallen off his boat and was lucky enough for the bell to ring loud enough for their attention. However, the people were so confused, they had no idea what to do.
-- Alen

The Magic Touch

The lady in red summoned me over to her house. She told me that my grandpa was sitting outside with a big headache. She told me to go to the other window and touch his head. While on the other side of the window she was watching me touch his head. When I reached my hand to my grandpa's head his headache magically disappeared.
-- Nicholas

Crawling Room

In my new painting, I am in a hotel lobby playing around. I have traveled with my parents because they had to resolve a business issue and I have to stay in the hotel by myself. I decided to go to the hotel lobby and play around because I'm bored. I crawl out of the room through the blue curtains and I look up and smile. Behind the counter, there was a clerk and since I was playing around in the hotel I smiled at her just so I wouldn't get in trouble. This painting represents how in hotels you can be bored, but you can always find a way to have fun.
-- Yulissa

The Ghost

The story about my new picture is about a time and place. I wanted to convey that there was a person who could've sat right next to you in the past. You could've been living in the exact spot where someone died. You could've even sat next to a ghost. In my picture, I am the ghost who is stuck on a train that does not stop, and all the ghost can do is look out the window. Although the woman cannot see the ghost, the ghost can see them and all the different things that started happening from when it first became a ghost.
-- Raman

Original Lesson Plan Idea from Tricia Fuglestad - http://drydenart.weebly.com/fugleblog/photobombing-edward-hopper-paintings