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Why can't musical artists look at the camera for a press photo?
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| Guest |
| Where did this whole ridiculous idea come from? |
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| enydo |
| Is the artist staring right at the camera honestly any better? |
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| Spacey Orange |
| i'm pretty sure it was a mistake at first. |
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| Subtle |
| Same as in the movies, it makes you feel like there is no camera there |
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| pointPi |
| Maybe they don't have good camera faces? |
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| Floorfiller |
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| Guest |
| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
Is the artist staring right at the camera honestly any better? |
Its less pretentious. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
i think that when you are trying to portray a general aesthetic that you don't want to be too specific, having people not look directly at the camera allows more room for interpretation. Thats generally why a DP would use that technique. The eyes betray your intention so it takes a really great actor or "model" to give the right expression or if you are interested , check out micro expressions. Something they teach FBI , CIA ..... With the right training, you can pretty much tell when someone is lying , what emotion they are feeling by noticing these tells to a staggering level of success.
So ya, either it is intentional or the person or band just don't have the skill to take a good picture. It is extremely hard to get 4 members to have the same intention which would not be noticed but people will notice something is off. |
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