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Hi Blog Guy, it’s me! The aspiring photojournalist you’ve been mentoring. Looks like you’ve got me for another semester!
Cripes. What do you want now?
Well, I have kind of a devious question. Let’s say I’m shooting a politician, but I want a very, very subtle way to make him look good, so readers will form a subliminal positive opinion.
That’s easy. Just frame the shot to make him look like he has a halo. You know, like he’s part of a religious icon.
Wow. And that would really trick people?
Sure. Look at these shots. You think, “Gosh, those guys sure look good,” but you can’t quite put your finger on why. It fools readers all the time.
That’s amazing! So in case there isn’t anything behind them like that, when I go on assignments should I take an icon with me?
What?
Should I take an icon with me?
Huh?
SHOULD I TAKE AN ICON WITH ME!?!?
You could, or you could take a Canon or a Pentax if you prefer…
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Top left: A religious icon in Moscow, in a 2000 file photo.
Top center: President Barack Obama speaks about the U.S. Government 2011 in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Top right: U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner listens as Obama speaks, February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Middle right: Woman holds Orthodox icons in Moscow in 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
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Mr. B. how to you ALWAYS post a new blog when I take my lunch break? Your timing sir is uncanny.
Well in fairness, when you take a six-hour lunch break, you run certain risks….
Always preferable to take a Nikon over the alternatives.
Eraserhead lives!
http://rimworlds.com/theclassicsciencefi ctionchannel/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ eraserhead.jpg
Touche Mr. B…. touche.
I’m a Canon girl myself … get it? Canon as in camera, but also as in the Canon of the Saints?
I’m so very punny.
Aich! So am I, LMR!
I am holy -er, wholly impressed by these pictures. I was sure there was some form of illumination to Obama, but this clarifies it all.
Barackus, ora pro nobis!
You know, Beyonce’s song ‘Halo’ has a special place in my heart.
And now it’s going to be in my head all day.
Thanks Baz.
E.
Unca, how about this marching cadence:
Your mother was there when you left.
You’re right!
Your father was there when you left.
You’re right!
Your girlfriend was there when you left.
You’re right!
They were all glad that you left.
You’re right!
And now, more coffee … with a side of Lexapro.
hey… I found a good song… anotehr one by Celine… which has references to the “Halo”ed one… should I suggest?
Noooooooooooooooo Celine.
No No No.
Ok… then everyoe would be glad to sing this one along…
“Hakuna Matata!”
Never saw “The Lion King”. I refuse to but I do not know why. When I took French as a second language in high school the teacher showed that movie to us in class. I put my head down and attempted to take a nap. That was detered by my intense curiosity as to what everyone in the movie was saying.
A French class listening to Swahili! Sometimes, to nag my son into doing his chores, I will speak to him in French with an Irish accent. (He studies French in high school and has won national awards in French competitions.) Some would consider that child abuse. But, hey, whatever it takes to get him to do his chores.
He has told me, though, that he prefers my (fake) Irish/French to my real French, which — I’m told — has a German accent. (After he told me that, I thought about going into his bedroom when he was asleep and supergluing him to his dirty socks.)
Now, I want my German to have a French accent.
Dr., I am not sure your son would notice being glued to his dirty socks, if he is anything like half the teenagers I know!
Now, you are welcome to visit Switzerland anytime to improve your German accent in your French. No place like this to get it just right!
Mr. Pilot, I just need an extra fix after reading your comment on having the movie in high school. When The Lion King came out I was already beyond University!!
Sorry M… if it makes ya feel any better it had already been out for a few years before we were made to watch it in class.
Mr.Pilot… I believe we may be on similar age lines here!!!
Hey, Pilot dude, that does NOT help; much to the contrary, it worsens the situation! Here I was already in the professional world and you and Shra were still in high school!
I am soooo not in high school.. In the murky dungeons of the Professional World.. just like you M… though I must say, I got bored pretty early..
I dunno Shra, is Kayne West really too old for you?
I believe, I said in some blog he was… how old is he again? 40?
hmm…
I hope he is not 40 because I am only a couple of years shy in age as him and that would mean I lost ten years of my life. :p
It’s not the actual age that matters. It’s how one looks and acts, how one takes care of himself. I took a FB quiz called “What is your actual age?” It said I was 27. (That must be my age. A FB quiz said so.)
I am older than that, but I have this painting in my attic, see, that ages instead of me….
What is my secret?
Eating right;
getting plenty of sleep; and
lying about my age!
Unca, if you can’t trust anyone over 30 and can’t trust anyone under 30 then that would mean you can only trust someone who IS 30.
So then you can trust me.
What was that rule again? Ahh.. yess…
“Dont ask a man his pay, and dont ask a woman her age..” I am gonna follow the rules today… so, I aint telling…
I don’t take FB quizzes, I don’t do FB, I do not know what FB stands for, I don’t know what twitter is, I need help using a computer…
I believe I am in the wrong age group for this blog. By the way, what the blazes IS a bloody blog?
I don’t mind getting older, so long as I can still do yoga when I’m ninety. Old is ok…infirm is not.
I’m 33 all told, though I often forget my own age when asked. Partly because it’s not something I think about often! Mostly because of all the meds.
E.
Thanks a lot, Tim, I appreciate good, warm solidarity. And you’ve put my mind at ease, thanks a lot. YOu and a fix of Robert’s doughnuts.
Nah, Dr didnt order that!