https://www.deucecitieshenhouse.com/2011/07/are-we-weird.html Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.deucecitieshenhouse.com/2011/07/are-we-weird.html#comment-184 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:01:12 +0000 http://deucecitiestest.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/are-we-weird#comment-184 I would agree that there is something magical about those 'outtakes'. We spend a lot of time looking for that perfect composition, lighting, or pose that will make us look a bit thinner than we actually are. Sometimes even when we are not taking a photo but simply roaming around in our everyday lives. These outtakes bring back an honesty that we sometimes loose when we are chasing that 'perfect' image. Now that we live in an age where we could be so quick to erase these moments makes them all the more special.

]]> https://www.deucecitieshenhouse.com/2011/07/are-we-weird.html#comment-183 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:36:11 +0000 http://deucecitiestest.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/are-we-weird#comment-183 We took a family vacation over the long weekend and I was just thinking (in the midst of reviewing, like, the millionth shot of my kid eating ice cream) that even though it's great that digital cameras make crisp, sharp family photos (and lots of them!) so accessible, something is lost that way as well. When I look at photos from my own childhood I'm often struck by the way a photo might be out of focus, or someone might have their eyes closed, or something is just “off” about it that would get it instantly deleted from the digital, and yet there is something compelling about the image, some mystery about it. It almost makes me want to make an album of “outtakes.” That's a little weird, yeah?

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