The Presidential Portrait Goes Digital 295
alphadogg writes "Barack Obama's election to US president has already brought a string of firsts, and on Wednesday there came another. The official presidential portrait was shot on a digital camera for the first time. The picture was taken by the White House's new official photographer, Pete Souza, and issued by The Office of the President Elect through its Web site. It was taken on Tuesday evening at 5:38 p.m. using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, according to the metadata embedded in the image file."
photoshop all the easier... (Score:5, Funny)
5:38 pm (Score:4, Funny)
And here I always thought he looked his best at 5:39.
The secret of Obama's popularity. (Score:2, Funny)
He's the first hipster President.
Re:The secret of Obama's popularity. (Score:4, Funny)
He's also the first President with ears that large. At least we've finally broken the glass ceiling that kept Ross Perot out of the White House ;)
5D Mark II... Sweet! (Score:5, Funny)
The 5D Mark II is amazing.
Re:do we really need an article here on /. (Score:1, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The secret of Obama's popularity. (Score:3, Funny)
He's not the first black President. He's the first hipster President.
Clearly you're forgetting the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Re:Sad (Score:5, Funny)
Re:do we really need an article here on /. (Score:1, Funny)
It may not be stuff that matters, but it is DEFINITELY news for nerds.
Re:Something lost (Score:3, Funny)
That's completely true. Sure, 16 megapixels is GREAT today, but I remember a time when the 1-megapixel camera I bought was considered overkill.
Oh c'mon, doesn't everyone print out their pictures from Walmart on posterboard with their 16MP cameras?
Overkill? Bah. No way.
Obama *was* kind of suspicious (Score:0, Funny)
...when the photographer wanted him to hold a number plate, and insisted on front and side views.
Virtual President (Score:3, Funny)
At least we've still got a physical human being for a President.
Next step, the Virtual President [wikipedia.org]. Sims expansion pack, anyone?
Re:do we really need an article here on /. (Score:1, Funny)
You apparently haven't been reading some of the trolls lately. In most cases, EVERY article on slashdot is about him wiping his arse.
Slashdotter can comment on anything (Score:1, Funny)
I propose that we work on lamer and lamer stories until we find something that slashdotter have no opinion of or just can't be bothered to comment.
Re:do we really need an article here on /. (Score:5, Funny)
I don't even see the pixels anymore ... All I see is blond, brunette, redhead. Hey uh, you want a drink?
Re:5:38 pm (Score:3, Funny)
Re:do we really need an article here on /. (Score:1, Funny)
Sing with me everybody! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:photoshop all the easier... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:do we really need an article here on /. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:do we really need an article here on /. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Public availability (Score:5, Funny)
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Photoshop (Score:1, Funny)
Jesus... How much Photoshop editing have they done? The U.S. president looks like a black dude!
Re:Public availability (Score:2, Funny)
Should be instructive to compare the number of grey hairs now and in 8 years. With this shot, you actually can count them...
Re:photoshop all the easier... (Score:3, Funny)
You guys should read the strobist thread [flickr.com] on it. I'm in a bunch of photo-geek forums and the comments have been really entertaining...
"His shoulder is cut off. It doesn't flow!"
"The loop lighting is too subtle."
"Why'd they use an octabox???"
"Couldn't afford a hair light what with the economy and all, eh?"
"Taken with the new Canon 5D-MkII...nice!"
"Who did the color charting? Skin tone is way orange!"
I thought they were hard on my photos when I post 'em...