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Written by Erin Frustaci - View Profile
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Monday, 08 January 2007 |
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I know you seen it before. Maybe you are even guilty of it. I'm talking about chopping off someone's head. If you haven't seen last week's cover story, I urge you to check it out. It's got lots of tips for taking better pictures.
One of the classic criteria of a bad photo is one where the heads are cut off. Unfortunately, I know this one too well. I think back to homecoming my freshman year of high school.
A big group of us met at a friend's house so all the doting parents could take pictures before dinner and the dance. We smooshed together in the backyard as all of our parents shot picture after picture. With all of the camera flashes, you would think we were at a runway event.
My parents did not have a digital camera. In fact, they still don't. When we got the film developed, I was shocked. My dad definitely would not win photographer of the year. There wasn't a single picture in the whole role that had everybody's heads in the frame.
Because I've never exactly been the tallest kid in the class, my head made the cut— and not much above that. I'm not quite sure why I never got any photos the other parents took. I guess I figured headless photos were better than nothing, so I left it at that.
Looking back now, the pictures make me smile, and yes, even laugh. Even without heads, they do what they are meant to do, which is to remind me of good times and happy memories.
I don't encourage purposely shooting bad photos. In fact, there are several simple tips to avoid bad pictures. And yes, it would have been nice to see everyone's beautiful hairdos.
However, I would say not to get discouraged if they don't turn out perfectly. I would have been even more upset if I had thrown away the headless snapshots. Sometimes the mess-ups have memories of their own.
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Guilty
Written by Is everybody in? on 2007-01-11 09:14:59
I have all the elements of a bad photographer; poor eyesight, lazyness and apathy. There is a classic example in a photo of my kids swimming in the Mediteranean behind by my giant, big toe. Apparently, it wasn't worth my getting off the lounge chair. |
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