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Photos Of My New Mug

October 24, 2013 By Carole

I am a photographer and, as such, I have a very hard time handing my camera over to someone else and asking them to take photos for me. Or of me. In my head I always know the shot I want and I can generally achieve it. But when I give the camera to say, Dale, and try and get him to create what’s in my head . . . well . . . it doesn’t always go smoothly.

Take, for instance, the other day. I asked him to photograph me with my awesome new knitting mug that I got at Pier 1 Imports. I knew you’d all want to see it and I figured he could handle taking a photo similar to this one I took of Patrick last summer.

Here is his first attempt.

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Yeah. Not exactly what I meant. The entire frame is focused and the background isn’t blown out at all. Plus there’s the whole squinting into the sun thing.

Let’s try again.

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This is better but still not what I want.  The mug isn’t big and in the middle of the shot and I’m still too in focus.

So I took the camera back and gave it a hug and a kiss and shot one of Dale, showing him just where to stand and how to frame the shot.

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See? Like this. Now you take one just like that of me.

Ready?

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Sigh. No, no, no. The mug, honey. It’s the mug that’s supposed to be the subject of the photo. I guess it’s sort of flattering that he keeps trying to focus on my face.

Okay, let’s try again.

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This is certainly the best he did but still not exactly what I wanted. And he cut off the top of my head.

Sigh.

You know what? When you want something done right, just do it yourself.

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There. I feel so much better now.

 

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    October 24, 2013 at 6:43 am

    LOL! love that mug, too!

  2. Kym says

    October 24, 2013 at 6:59 am

    So funny! LOVE the mug. (I’m going to check out my local Pier 1 and see if I can find one for myself!) I also love that Dale wants to take the shot of YOU. . . not the mug! This also happens when Tom is taking photos of me in my knitting projects. I always have to say, “Honey. The SWEATER.” XO

  3. Ruth says

    October 24, 2013 at 7:05 am

    “Mug” is slang for face, right? So he was focusing on the mug … the one HE’S fond of! 🙂

  4. Chrissie says

    October 24, 2013 at 7:44 am

    Thanks for the early morning chuckle!

  5. Dianne says

    October 24, 2013 at 7:46 am

    LOL! My pictures look more like Dale’s, but I wish they looked more like yours! DH found our camera manual this weekend so I’m hoping to become better acquainted with it. Now that we’ve had it for 5+ years…. 🙂

  6. Kim says

    October 24, 2013 at 8:13 am

    I’m probably more like Dale…LOL! I have a mug something like this from Starbucks. It lives on my desk. 🙂

  7. Patty says

    October 24, 2013 at 8:24 am

    Glad you were still laughing at the end! 😉 And there are a few great mugs in those pictures!

  8. margene says

    October 24, 2013 at 8:47 am

    At least Dale was willing to try. He’ll learn if you give him enough practice. A see a little control freak coming out in you. LOL

  9. Jo-Ann says

    October 24, 2013 at 9:10 am

    My shots definitely would look way more like Dale’s than yours, much to my chagrin. Of course, I do agree with Ruth that he was shooting the mug he loves 😉

  10. Barbara Seiver says

    October 24, 2013 at 9:11 am

    At least you didn’t ask him to try to knit!

    DH and I had a good chuckle this morning – thanks.

  11. Robby says

    October 24, 2013 at 9:34 am

    I think the moral of this story is that YOU are the object of his affection, not that mug. ;^) The boy can’t help himself.

  12. Mary K. in Rockport says

    October 24, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Pier 1, hmmm? Rushing there. I have one knitting mug from Starbucks that I won’t let anyone use including myself, and a sort of knitted candle holder thing from Bed and Bath. AND (tada) photorealistic cable knit flannel sheets from Garnet Hill. It’s possible that I might be going into a too-muchness.

  13. Manise says

    October 24, 2013 at 9:58 am

    Lol! That’s the pattern from the Starbucks mug I have from a few years ago. Love the tapered look on yours.

  14. Donna says

    October 24, 2013 at 10:50 am

    Oh that is adorable. It’s funny how as a photographer you see things differently. I would have taken the same shots Dale did! Great mug by the way:-)

  15. Marilyn says

    October 24, 2013 at 10:51 am

    Love the mug and all the effort put into getting the right picture.

  16. Cece says

    October 24, 2013 at 10:56 am

    This post it like a public service annoucement for knitters. Everyone needs that mug!

  17. Jo says

    October 24, 2013 at 11:01 am

    Don’t ya know…boys don’t take direction well. But, he gave it a good try. Loved the morning crack up!

  18. psmflowerlady/Tammy says

    October 24, 2013 at 11:06 am

    Love the wordplay, the adorable mug, that cute cup and Dale’s helpfulness. BTW – as an aside – that one mug is sure slimming down – would it be because it’s a Running Mug? If I thought the “slender” look was a result of Dale’s Photo Skills, I’d say you should set him up in business (kinda the anti-the-camera-puts-10-pounds-on-you approach to portraiture)! But I suspect that your lifestyle changes are showing in your slender and younger-looking mug too! Way to go!

  19. Joy says

    October 24, 2013 at 11:14 am

    Love it!!! My DH simply hasn’t messed with the current camera (Canon EOS) enough to get the hang of it, and rarely gets what I want, but he does try 😉

  20. Vicki says

    October 24, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    Like Manise, I was reminded of my Starbucks mug from a few years ago!

    As for the photo, a big difference that I can see is that there is more distance between Dale’s face and the mug than between your face and the mug — settings & framing play, too, but those last two of you would be darn close if your arm was as stick-straight as his. Also, he’s taller than you, so the perspective is going to be ever-so-slightly different — you’re shooting slightly up and he’s shooting down (lawn furniture).

  21. Geri says

    October 24, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    You gotta love a man who loves his woman! As photographers Dale and I are in the as league. I now have coffee mug envy…..time stalk Pier One.

  22. Trista says

    October 24, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Love it! I think we will all be rushing to our local Pier 1s today!
    You are the photographer in the family!!

  23. jill says

    October 24, 2013 at 11:13 pm

    If nothing else, I bet you both had a good laugh! The mug shots are all terrific as each subject was pleasing to the eye!

  24. kmkat says

    October 25, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    Great mug! Yeah, both you and the cup 😉 Srsly, though, at one point I thought that was Hannah holding the cup.

  25. duni says

    October 29, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    my wife is a photographer and i still struggle to explain what i’m looking for when she shoots my knits and stuff. sigh. apparently i need to assign her some blog reading. at least she does it for me! 🙂
    love the mug!

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