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The first presidential portrait ever taken with a digital camera. That camera was the 5D Mark II.
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ppdix – Yeah, that is what I said…
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Actually, I rather like the portrait. Obama’s relaxed expression, combined with a very determined gaze, sends quite a powerful visual message. The flag being blurred by a shallow DOF is an excellent touch to guide the viewer’s focus to his face. And the angle of his shoulders in relation to the frame and the flag I find quite balanced visually. The choice of a plain background is nice too (a clean, modern look, rather than, say, a jumble of book spines on a shelf).
The only part I don’t like is the grey colour of background. I’m guessing that it was a white background that was lit by the falloff of the key light. To me, it just looks kind of overcast and dull. I think if it was fully lit, it wouldn’t work either (his shirt and the flag’s stripes would blend into the background too much). Maybe using a tinted background might have been a better choice?
Aside from the background colour, I do like the portrait.
mediocre portrait…why they could not better photographer. Think about Annie Leibovitz or Bruce Weber etc.
according to the exif the copyright holder is pete souza
http://www.petesouza.com
I think the quality of this image is really nice. Yes, it’s not a breathtaking image, but I like its simplicity and the fact that you can see ever pore of his skin, and all his little grey hairs and the sharpness of his eyes. It gets the job done. This image is not for Vanity Fair or Vogue; it’s merely the official Presidential portrait. I don’t think I have ever seen an amazing presidential portrait taken, but being this is Barack Obama, I think we just want to see the best.