12 posts tagged “lex”
This tryptic was taken to show, without a doubt, why I'm constantly railing on about photographing me from "above the nose".
Shot 1 - below the nose; Shot 2 - at the nose; Shot 3 - above the nose.
(And in case you missed it, I look better in Shot 3. Not great, but better. )
By
"below the nose", aka "up the nose", as in the first shot in this
series, you will literally have the camera angled up the nose. If you
are about the same height as your subject, this will be the angle you
get from a digital camera most often since you look down into the
screen. This angle will emphasize any extra chins, waddles or flaps
that may exists. Don't I look glorious in all my pudgy goodness? No? I
don't think so either... but I'm not trying to look glamorous just
trying to prove a point.
From "at the nose", your lens barrel is essentially pointed straight at the end of their nose, as in the second shot. While you will get a decent shot of most people, it's compositionally boring and most of us plus-sized folks won't be all that impressed.
By "above the nose", where your camera's lens barrel is above your subject's nose (not yours) and angled slightly downward towards them, you have shadows working for you. For most people, it will result in a photo where your subject look slimmer and hide some other imperfections.
Trust me, us plus-sized folks (aka ME) will like your photos better (and possibly you better) if you raise your camera just a couple of inches.
Oh, and it helps if your subject isn't over tired, sick and in a foul mood when you photograph them too... but smiling is overrated don't you think?
Finally I got my S2 into Canon to get that evil E18 error checked out. (Henry's would have sent it in for me but there is a $50 refundable up front fee)
I held some vain hope that Canon would say "OH, an E18 error? And you *didn't* drop your camera? We'll fix it for free. No... we'll just upgrade you for free to an S5." (Yes, I know I live in a fantasy world)But really, all I'm hoping for is more responsiveness than Tanja got! (Check out her note Canon = Lies & Thievery)
So far, it's taken them 3 days to email me the estimate along with the "Repair ___ Return ___ Discard" form, quoting a standardized estimate for the E18... one would think they could have just had me approve the repair when I was there... but no.
Flat fee to fix an E18, dropped or not? $210.
Estimate to camera return? 3 weeks.
Fingers crossed that I'll be back to
taking rocking food photos again soon! And hopefully the fix will last long enough for me to upgrade to the S5.
As my new identity starts appearing piece-by-piece in my newly-assigned mailbox, I found myself confronted by this question:
Pirates, Ninjas or Cowboys?
It may seem a trite question to be asked as you are ordering your Grande Gold Coast Roast and Cranberry Muffin. However, as Chris, my barista, pointed out "you never really know a person until you know which major archetype they'd pick: Pirate, Ninja or Cowboy."
I guess, with my fresh new identity, I must reevaluate this question and see which archetype the New Me picks.
After some deep thought while I sip my coffee and watch the world pass me by, I imagine myself as a kunoichi (female ninja) working undercover in our enemies strong hold. Sneaking out under the cover of night to pass on the intellegence I'd gathered during the day. Hummm, "working undercover"...
likely as a household servant. Well we all know that's a cover that wouldn't wash... and neither would I. So Ninja's out.
Okay, maybe Cowboy. I imagine myself riding the range. Herding sheepers. Up early for a campfire breakfast, to bed late once the sheep were safe. Saddling my horse to ride the bounds, chase off coyotes and interlopers. No wait. I gave my saddle away to Dani's kids and Gerry's allergic to horses. Besides, I hate shovelling out stables. Nope, that's not going to work.
So swashbuckling it is! I would happily pick swashbuckling over shoveling, swords over shuriken and an eye patch over a cowboy hat.
In fact, as a child I aspired to a pirate, Zorro, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, an entrepreneur, and occasionally the Almighty Isis.
Never a ninja or cowboy. Or even a cowgirl or ninjette for that matter.
Even after the corruption of the archetype by Disney's overcommercialization, I have been a pirate-girl.
Yup, I'm picking pirate. Ye may now call me Cap'n Xena Hornigold. Fret not Dancing Purple Sausage, we always need deck hands but from now on we'll be calling you Purple Pegleg Pete. Avast, me maties, do ye have sea legs or be ye just happy to see me?
So... Pirates, Ninjas or Cowboys?
I just got a Senior's Discount. Yes, a SENIOR'S DISCOUNT when I was buying peeps at Shoppers.
I'm unsure of how to proceed.
Except perhaps to zip back over and buy something really expensive... cuz I got my $1.99 peeps for $1.59.
I knew that gray was good for something more than just looking pretty.
But, geeze, adding 23 years? Come on!
[In truth, the cashier said I shouldn't be offended, she was just trying to be nice since everyone else was getting the discount.]
I've just plunked my second post up on In The Kitchen. (yes, yes, I'm keen)
When I sent in my first post for review, Ben asked if I wanted to include a little more about me in my first post. I decided instead to start slow with a recipe and test the waters. I saved the oversharing for post #2.
This time I've repurposed an earlier Vox post which was inspired by June, who was inspired by Jeani to respond to the BBC's reader's poll of 50 Things to Eat Before You Die.
I worked hard to find a No One Cares What You Had For Lunch topic that would allow me to post quickly after a long day of checking out Ottawa restaurants and chasing down celebrities for the new CheapEats Ottawa book.
This one is perfect, all I need to do is show you a picture of me. So, here I am.
phht - that's boring. Let's talk about cheese!
Show us a self-portrait.
Hey guys,
As I wrestle with what Vox will be for me, I am leaning more and more to providing a consolodated view of my blogging here, here and elsewhere.
Like others, I would continue to do Vox-specific posts and the QotDs (when they aren't too invasive), but the rest would primarily be an intro with a link to the full post on unsweetened.ca or one of the CheapEats blogs. For example:
Thoughts?CEGuides Post -- FAQ: Can restaurants buy their way into CheapEats?
The next most comment question is usually a varient of:
"Can restaurants PAY to get into CheapEats?"
Short Answer: NO!
Longer Answer: Hell, NO!!!!!!!
[Continue reading on the CheapEats Toronto blog - www.CETOblog.com]
It was a bit of a ride, leaving Ottawa at 9:30am and getting into Toronto at 2:30pm.
However, my brand new iPod really helped.
I read. I worked. I photographed the bunny.
Then, I finally arrived home after:
- 2 car trips
- 2 bus rides
- 2 parents
- 2 hosts
- 3 beds
- 3 prescriptions
- 1 hospital
- 3 doctors
- 3 provinces
- 2 cities
- 1 island
- 8 river crossings
- 30 OCTranspo Tickets
- 1 Cab Ride
- 2 periods
- 2 cousins
- 1 play
- 1 suprise aunt
- 2 interviews
- 53 restaurants
- 2 care packages
- 24 friends
- 1 won iPod
- 39 blog posts
- 2119 Photos
