What was this photo shot with?

Jerry Skrocki · #15 11-19-2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Metz

Jerry, lighten up.

Just doing my job Ron.......

Jerry

Noel_Carboni · #16 11-19-2008, 07:04 PM

Hey! I didn't notice before... I do believe our next president is leaning to the right in this image!

I did a TinEye search for the image and it came up with no matches.

-Noel

Ron Metz · #17 11-19-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by Jerry Skrocki: "Just doing my job Ron......."
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I know Jerry and you are excellent at it. It was a shot from the hip. It is members like you that help keep this site alive. Thanks.

MJWeb · #18 11-19-2008, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Noel_Carboni

Why the assumption that it's a news photo? Granted it probably is.

I imagine Barack's family and friends take pictures of him too.

-Noel

As a "creative type" opposed to a pro photographer my take was it's a snapshot. But all you pros agree it's a high end SLR. Just want to add this is a fun forum and I'm glad I joined.
MJW

David_Buzzard · #19 11-20-2008, 01:21 AM

It's certainly not a snap shot. It's either taken by campaign photographer, or newsie with special access. Obama ran a perfect campaign, and a big part of that is controlling his printed image. If they can't directly control the image, they're going to have someone there who's perceived as friendly taking them.

KevinStecyk · #20 11-20-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by David_Buzzard

It's certainly not a snap shot. It's either taken by campaign photographer, or newsie with special access. Obama ran a perfect campaign, and a big part of that is controlling his printed image. If they can't directly control the image, they're going to have someone there who's perceived as friendly taking them.

There are lots of photos of Obama on his Flickr site:

Flickr: Barack Obama's Photostream

Most, if not all, are available for download using Creative Commons license. And many of the photos of Barrack appear to be of a snapshot variety. There are over 53k photos from his campaign.

Dennis_Vied · #21 11-20-2008, 01:42 PM

Mike, I wonder if you can tell us anything about it, where it came from, how you came by it, etc. Now that you have my curiosity peaked, it would be nice to know. Also, why is it important for you to know what camera took it, and what lens?

I guess we're all primed for "the rest of the story."