Something
that really GRINDS MY GEARS is the fact that I seem to be one of the only
people in the world who is capable of taking photographs. As you can see from my beautiful Eiffel Tower
post below, my photographs are AMAZING.
Seriously though, I’m talking about this:
You
see, this is how a photo SHOULD be taken.
Everyone’s entire bodies can be seen, and I have gone in as close as
possible in order to do that. I’m also
good at making people laugh before photos and to move the fattest parts of
their bodies (e.g. tops of arms) away from the camera so as to get the most
flattering shot. However, if I am in a
group of people and ask someone to take a photo of us- this is what I get:
Or
THIS:
I’m
not a photographer; I know nothing about being artistic and dramatic, but I
know how big the people should be relative to the entire photo. (Bear in mind I’m
only talking about ‘people’ shots here; obviously if the person is MEANT to be
tiny next to a beautiful landscape that is a different kettle of fish.) I like my photo to be taken like this:
Or this if I want a close up of my head and chest area:
But I’ve been consistently met with people who
think that this is the way to shoot an individual:
Or
THIS:
Or bafflingly, THIS:
This bothers me because when someone else hands me their camera I make sure that
they are perfectly framed in the shot. I
make sure that their head is not tilted upwards making their chins look obese,
and I make sure that, if something is meant to be in the photo with them, that
the thing is clearly in view. I feel
like a absolute bitch when I want a photo taken as I have to ask people to take
it again and AGAIN according to my wishes; things which, to me, seem blatantly obvious. Perhaps I was just
born with a gift of being able to take wicked killer photos, but I look upon
this gift as a CURSE.
Such a first world problem.
And I hate it when someone hands me a cheap camera and asks me to take one of the ones above instead of the one I think would work better. bravo.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I take photos of trains. I've won prizes.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you have, Michael!
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