Sadly, the photos below were taken by a "professional." Photographer Jill Greenberg, a shooter known for her efforts in retouching and Photoshop, was commissioned by The Atlantic to do a cover shoot for its October edition featuring the GOP presidential nom John McCain.
No, this is not the picture they're featuring on the cover, that can be seen at the end of this post. The photo just below has been featured on Greenberg's Web site along with a slew of other unflattering pictures she purposely took, not informing Sen. McCain of the harsh light she was casting on him and telling him to stand certain ways, unbeknownst to him, so she could later photoshop them into even more disgraceful and repulsive shots.
Below, is the photo featured on the cover, which while still not flattering, is at least somewhere in the professional realm. I don't know why I had such a visceral reaction to the above photos. I can understand disagreeing with someone's politics, lampooning them for political satire and comedy and ridiculing their policy stances through use of cartoons. But, I certainly won't understand, or applaud anyone, especially a self-proclaimed professional, for disgracefully and surreptitiously turning a photo shoot into their own personal vendetta. Disgusting.
[Source: towerload.com]
2 comments:
This helps McCain rail against bias in the media. She's subversively (and probably purposefully) doing him a favor by providing fodder for his base of support. My belief is that this photographer's a pretend subversive--she's actually in bed with McCain and his camp, helping him look vulnerable.
I totally agree with you here. Those photos are disgusting and I don't applaud anyone who sabotages someone in this manner. I mean, I'm not for McCain, as you well know, and ridiculing him with our witty banter is entertaining, but this is just wrong.
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