This was the inspiration for the final adaptation for the new shot
this shot was a ghost ad for Mr Maguid Nassar and Mr Muhammad Diaa
to promote them self's as an art director and a copy writer
the whole concept was that the new Pharoahs with skills and talents are unemployed
and this relate to me and my friend who i shot as well
its very common these days in Egypt
so i decided to advertise for  myself with the new shot

posture reference

sun rays reference

Sobek the Pharaonic god of Nile fertility and protection from crocodiles

this was the statue i wanted to use but unfortunately  couldn't find any

Recce shot

The location

propping 1

propping 2

adding statues and decorative elements that looks like a modernized  Hieroglypic letters

sunlight lens flare try i was really lucky that the rays are exactly like in the murals
i guess its the grandfathers greet to me

my friend who is the model in the shot is not comfortable with his face showing i respect that its his call

Raw shot

the statue ( the face ) this is Horus which was said to be the god of the sky, he was considered to also contain the sun and moon. It became said that the sun was his right eye and the moon his left eye
also said to be a god of war and hunting

The final shot after being retouched courtesy of my dear friend Mr. Ahmed Coutry i,m very thankful  for his effort