Thanks – but actually not. A good example of how the choice of moment to capture represents a strong editorial/creative choice that can totally alter the viewers’ perception. A moment before this they were joined together happily as she was looking at his phone with her arm around his shoulder. And the suspicion in her eyes is directed at the photographer rather than her mate.
It’s a fascinating aspect of photography. There’s a famous photograph from the Vietnam War that told a powerful story and went “viral” in those far off, hoary, pre-Internet days. Only problem was the dramatic moment captured didn’t represent what was really happening And it had a tremendous impact on the life of one of the subjects. And a lot of what goes viral these days, it strikes me, is a misunderstanding of what’s really going on even though the photograph (or video) is a true and accurate reflection of what was seen. And, of course, it was too great an opportunity for me to use an apparently ironic title, taking advantage of my poor readers. Apologies.
Haha! Clever title, Adam. Looks like the date from hell….or something like that.
Thanks – but actually not. A good example of how the choice of moment to capture represents a strong editorial/creative choice that can totally alter the viewers’ perception. A moment before this they were joined together happily as she was looking at his phone with her arm around his shoulder. And the suspicion in her eyes is directed at the photographer rather than her mate.
It’s a fascinating aspect of photography. There’s a famous photograph from the Vietnam War that told a powerful story and went “viral” in those far off, hoary, pre-Internet days. Only problem was the dramatic moment captured didn’t represent what was really happening And it had a tremendous impact on the life of one of the subjects. And a lot of what goes viral these days, it strikes me, is a misunderstanding of what’s really going on even though the photograph (or video) is a true and accurate reflection of what was seen. And, of course, it was too great an opportunity for me to use an apparently ironic title, taking advantage of my poor readers. Apologies.
No apologies! I always love your titles.
I’m apologizing for my “fake news” ironic title 🙂