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| Originally published | 2008 |
| Authors | Jean-Philippe Toussaint |
| Genres | Urban Fiction |
| Humorous Fiction | |
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| ID | 2266169 |
About Camera
In this improbable "love story," Toussaint creates-- as in his other novels-- a lazy character who is completely obsessed with himself: how he does things and all the ways he might have done them, how he thinks, why he thinks the way that he thinks, how he might do or think otherwise. . . .
Derek Chauvin stabbed in prison - US media reports
... The killing - captured on a bystander s phone Camera - sparked global outrage and a wave of demonstrations against racial injustice and police use of force...
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Drilling resumes to save trapped Indian workers
... On Monday, anxious relatives crowded around the tunnel experienced some relief when an endoscopic Camera - slipped inside through a new pipe - Officials asked them to identify themselves in front of the Camera and assured them that they would be rescued soon...
Shop owners hope that tech can deter thieves
... Following the first theft, however, they had an alarm system fitted, with a panic button that immediately alerts a security company and the police, and Cameras with signs up on the walls to say they have CCTV...
Why the Atlanta mugshots are so, so bad
... Lawyer Jenna Ellis is beaming down the lens, while Ray Smith, also an attorney, glares into the Camera - two strikingly different choices for a photo that, unlike most other mugshots, will be published far and wide...
Kai Cenat: Police plan to charge twitch streamer after PS5 giveaway mayhem
... In the build-up to breaking the record, Mr Cenat launched a round-the-clock drive to boost his subscribers - chatting, gaming and interviewing guests, as well as sleeping, all on Camera - for 30 days...
iPhone maker Foxconn to switch to cars as US-China tensions soar
... The factories in China make some of the most essential parts of the device - Camera modules, connectors, even the back of the phone casing...
Royal Navy F-35 pilot tells of ejecting seconds before crash
... Leaked video from the ship s on-board Camera...
Lee Anderson: New Tory deputy chairman would support return of death penalty
... " Well, you can prove it if they have videoed it and are on Camera - like the Lee Rigby killers...
Why the Atlanta mugshots are so, so bad
By Holly HonderichBBC News
As the mugshots of Donald Trump 's indicted allies rolled in This Week one thing tied them All Together : The Photos , products of the Fulton County Sheriff's office, all looked really, really bad.
" I thought these were all memes at first, " said Jake Olson , a photographer based in Columbus, Ohio. " It's the perfect storm of bad photos. "
Last week, Mr Trump was charged with 18 co-conspirators with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in The State of Georgia.
At least 11 of the co-conspirators - Mr Trump, Rudy Giuliani , Sidney Powell , Jenna Ellis , Kenneth Chesebro, Cathy Latham, Harrison Floyd, Mark Meadows , Ray Smith , Harrison Floyd and Scott Hall - have So Far been booked and processed at The Local jail in Atlanta.
Putting aside the political and legal consequences of the Atlanta indictments, the mugshots seem to be a photographer's nightmare.
" Man…" Olson said, sounding almost overcome by the poor quality. " There are so many cardinal rules of photography that they are just not following. "
A key problem is the lighting - a single overhead source, which gives the images a slightly garish sheen and each person's skin an unhealthy pallor.
" They have this one interrogation-style light, you can see they all have that little highlight on their foreheads, " said Pittsburgh photographer and professor Ray Mantle . " They all don't look great… they all look tired. "
The Grey background didn't do them any favours either, Olson said. Neither did the watermark.
" It's a bit egregious…it takes up 40% of The Top half of The Frame ! "
Both Mantle and Olson commented on The Range of expressions across the six suspects.
" If I were to try to pose somebody in a way that looks like a bad mugshot I would tell them to do exactly what they're doing, " Olson said.
The Expressions vary widely. Lawyer Jenna Ellis is beaming down the lens, while Ray Smith , also an attorney, glares into the Camera - Two strikingly different choices for a photo that, unlike most other mugshots, will be published far and wide.
" For a lot of these people, this is their major public debut, " Mantle said. " They know that everyone's going to see these. "
And some of them, Mantle said, might regret it.
Still, pulling off a good mugshot can be tough, said Cooper Lawrence, A Journalist who has written extensively about celebrity culture. It's a difficult balance to strike, a challenge that celebrities like Justin Bieber , Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton have all had to face.
" Don't smile. A smile will make it look too arrogant, " Lawrence said. " You want to smirk like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton do. A smirk says, 'yes, this sucks, but I'm gonna be fine. '"
Hair, makeup and Wardrobe - Even while in the custody of Fulton County authorities - is crucial, She Said .
But " keep it simple" She Said . " You're going to jail, not on an audition. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com