tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post695972837408012798..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: The Camera Never Lies? (but has it a sense of humour?)materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-89929616023990558292016-04-01T15:38:44.967-07:002016-04-01T15:38:44.967-07:00That's such a cute image I have now of your mu...That's such a cute image I have now of your mum wielding the camera -- and I have a very clear picture of the result. Too funny!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45131359093867499032016-04-01T15:37:48.492-07:002016-04-01T15:37:48.492-07:00How did I miss this? Lucky you were able to buy an...How did I miss this? Lucky you were able to buy an apartment before moving, but it sounds as if you've been living with stress for awhile -- it's almost over now, right?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41527800885492912602016-03-31T01:31:59.701-07:002016-03-31T01:31:59.701-07:00Love the shoes. I am now constantly on the alert f...Love the shoes. I am now constantly on the alert for shoes with a small heel but which are reasonably comfortable to walk in. What a patient husband you have, taking all those photographs. Your comment about him taking photographs from a height reminds me of the time my lovely wee mum took a photograph of my husband and me. She is small, and stood rather close to us in our cluttered post-family-dinner kitchen. Result: a lovely photograph of dirty dishes in the foreground, a view straight up our nostrils and a foreshortened view of the ceiling which made us both look at least 9 feet tall. Yes the camera does lie! XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25257681957531850922016-03-21T17:15:38.825-07:002016-03-21T17:15:38.825-07:00I'm guessing that your long lean proportions a...I'm guessing that your long lean proportions are reflected back to you in photographs as conforming more happily with the standards we're regularly offered in fashion shots -- my short-waisted, sturdy, short figure, on the other hand, not so much. . . And sometimes I like an outfit very much but the camera points out how different its proportions are from that which I've been "educated" to know are "not flattering." . . . Increasingly, I decide to ignore that "knowledge" but it can be insisitent...<br />Absolutely! Do tell me you like my hair (makeup practically non-existent, but I did apply lipstick, a swipe of mascara, and a fingertip of blush...)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16666304531023568702016-03-20T10:15:00.271-07:002016-03-20T10:15:00.271-07:00As one of those who's done more than my fair s...As one of those who's done more than my fair share of outfit posts, it's usually all about the light, the angle, and the background. Rarely do I discover by a photo that I don't like my clothes, I often discover that my photo is crappy;). The only time I take photos to heart is when a) they show me that fabrics don't suit each other (duppioni and tweed, oops) or when I see, and am forced to admit yet again, that I've got a nigh-on 60 year old belly and I've decided, on purpose, to keep it. <br /><br />Can I say I liked your hair and makeup?!?!?! <3LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-55486768114426321962016-03-19T08:40:15.572-07:002016-03-19T08:40:15.572-07:00About those "shoulds"... I remember a wi...About those "shoulds"... I remember a wise older friend said to me once, when I had used the "s" word and the "g" word one too many times, that getting rid of some of my "shoulds" would definitely help with that "guilt" thing. And where do all those silly shoulds come from? Now that is an interesting question, isn't it?Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16653891789155811792016-03-18T19:33:22.839-07:002016-03-18T19:33:22.839-07:00Yes, we bought an apartment in a bayside suburb b...Yes, we bought an apartment in a bayside suburb before we even put our house on the market!! What a recipe for stress that was. Moving in 3 weeks but we have guests for the next 4 days, then away over easter with the kids and grandkids, we live in interesting (busy) times. Hang in there, twill all be worth it in the end.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07663883299031743589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39915744845205131112016-03-18T08:00:47.758-07:002016-03-18T08:00:47.758-07:00You're actually one of the bloggers I was nodd...You're actually one of the bloggers I was nodding at with admiration for your stylish aplomb in front of the camera. Like "the other Sue," you have a set-up that works well, and offers good, predictable results. Were I to do this more seriously, I guess I'd try to set up with a tripod, etc. also . . . What a shah me about the Lida Baday dress -- I bet it's spectacular, but black is a bear to photograph.<br />And yep, I think Stu and Paul might be related by camera. . . I can't believe the things he doesn't notice in a series of ten shots he's taken, quite proud of himself, that make the whole batch unusable -- and it's hard to complain when he's been so generous in a project that's not his at all.<br />Thanks for adding to your "Who cares," that honest "Well. . . us. . . more than we should." because I do, and it's nice to know I have company -- and where does the "should" come from, anyway?!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62542422527551702692016-03-18T07:56:07.166-07:002016-03-18T07:56:07.166-07:00Thanks Lilibet -- I have worn it on its own with s...Thanks Lilibet -- I have worn it on its own with sandals in the summer, and I would love to find a slim pair of linen pants to wear it with, just as you've described, over a tank top.<br />I guess it makes sense to choose a wedding outfit based on camera-friendliness, but I think we all get flattened into conformity when we apply that test more regularly. . . and I'm so pleased to see IR as the face of Lancome again -- she really does seem to be aging credibly as herself.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60437675204504622532016-03-18T07:51:24.315-07:002016-03-18T07:51:24.315-07:00So glad you liked the post, Charlene, and glad to ...So glad you liked the post, Charlene, and glad to hear that it's worth including the occasional WIW post -- and I appreciate that you recognise and appreciate my "open vulnerability that keeps learning." I do feel vulnerable and I try to be open with that and to keep learning -- nice to see that be noticed.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26745407283250010782016-03-18T06:52:40.329-07:002016-03-18T06:52:40.329-07:00Oh my... I laughed out loud at that bit of bleeped...Oh my... I laughed out loud at that bit of bleeped out profanity, Frances. I feel your pain, and frustration, and conflicting husband directed emotion. I'm thinking of my Christmas outfit pictures when Stu wielded the camera... and I had so many chins in one shot it was ridiculous. And he'd say smile and by the time he took the shot my smile had turned into a grimace, or I'd closed my eyes. And then when I looked at the shots I wailed, "Did you not notice that my top was stuck into the back of my pants like that?!" And then I shut up and we laughed about it. But the camera does lie, in a way. Made my lovely black Lida Baday dress look terrible when I tried to take photos of it for one post. And I felt so elegant and lady-like in it. Ah well. Who cares, right? Well...us... more than we should. <br />Besides what an accomplished lady you are... I'm still in awe of that marathon!<br />P.S. This is me not commenting on the top with the pants which I really like together:)Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74456553328658366412016-03-17T17:55:21.989-07:002016-03-17T17:55:21.989-07:00Your Paris dress is lovely. I can see it worn in ...Your Paris dress is lovely. I can see it worn in summer too, a buttoned dress with sandals or open over pale linen pants and a drapey tank top.<br />A friends son recently married into a showbiz family. Choosing wedding outfits was a communal affair with the girls family bringing their professional expertise. My friend was fascinated that some beautiful outfits were rejected on the basis that they wouldn't photograph well. It seems the human eye appreciates some lovely subtle details in person that are lost through the lens of the camera. Perhaps the camera doesn't lie but it doesn't tell the whole truth either.<br />I too, have reservations about the narrow "type" of older women in recent advertising, lovely as they are. I was pleased to hear of Isabella Rossellinis new makeup contract. She's a beauty certainly, but not a conventional one and a woman who wears her age gracefully. <br />You have much on your plate at present. I wish you and your family well.<br />Lilibet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41413588901343819792016-03-17T10:06:09.753-07:002016-03-17T10:06:09.753-07:00This post is exactly what I was searching for in a...This post is exactly what I was searching for in a woman's blog in her sixties. I love these glimpses into real life. That familiar give-and-take with a longtime partner is comforting...and, yes, frustrating, too! Confidence that comes from years AND an open vulnerability that keeps learning. Your chic outfit is so current! I, too, do not care to have my photo taken. I think I look best in motion. <br />Charlene H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41493666623296652762016-03-17T07:28:34.350-07:002016-03-17T07:28:34.350-07:00I do think there's some value in keeping ourse...I do think there's some value in keeping ourselves in the photographic record, even (especially?) at our age. Oddly, it seems to me, the current move to include older models in advertising, laudable as it may be, has the unfortunate effect of making us think we should all be tall and slim and beautifully white-haired with gorgeous eyes and exquisitely made-up lips that part to reveal even, straight, gleamingly white teeth. And I'm not. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45630419766145428242016-03-17T07:24:31.500-07:002016-03-17T07:24:31.500-07:00Thanks, Murphy! This is a validation I really appr...Thanks, Murphy! This is a validation I really appreciate, because I include the WhatIWore photos out of the instinct/specuation that readers want some of that. I know I like to see parallel offerings on other blogs, especially if they're part of a lifestyle that goes beyond retail shilling. I can't bear to do these posts often, but occasionally they make a nice change from too much writing, and if you like them, it's worth it.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54701020455306279212016-03-17T07:20:51.746-07:002016-03-17T07:20:51.746-07:00It's so annoying, the self-doubt. Actually, th...It's so annoying, the self-doubt. Actually, the photo sometimes has me changing the outfit at the last moment, but with this outfit, I did know (for myself, at least, and you may disagree) that I still loved the outfit and the way it looked on me in the mirror, and while I was frustrated that we couldn't capture that, I managed to break past the self-criticism enough to get out the door still wearing it. A minor success!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72170653103334011982016-03-17T07:18:56.188-07:002016-03-17T07:18:56.188-07:00Thanks, A. I find the posing really hard, although...Thanks, A. I find the posing really hard, although I have one daughter I can get silly enough to relax into it with -- too bad she's way too busy these days with two little ones!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9990671657763037962016-03-17T07:18:01.674-07:002016-03-17T07:18:01.674-07:00Interesting to hear from someone who stands in fro...Interesting to hear from someone who stands in front of the lens professionally -- and has to deal with that documentation of aging you speak of. You must have to work to recognise that the camera doesn't know or reflect the whole story; you must have to consciously separate what it asserts from your fuller knowledge of yourself. At least, that's what I'd guess. And oh no, I'm definitely not spared the "do I look fat" nonsense, being a short, erm, sturdy runner with a very short waist.<br />Good luck with your photo shoot!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-40869712880503592232016-03-17T07:15:21.838-07:002016-03-17T07:15:21.838-07:00Thanks Rosie! The sentence that really sticks out ...Thanks Rosie! The sentence that really sticks out for me here is when you speak of calling the good pictures lies -- I've been known to do the same thing, such a waste, right?! We could learn, perhaps, to be kinder to ourselves, see our own beauty. . . <br />materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45275340348409691192016-03-17T07:13:35.603-07:002016-03-17T07:13:35.603-07:00Thanks, Dottoressa -- I do know that of all the pr...Thanks, Dottoressa -- I do know that of all the problems in the world, this is trivial stuff, but it's something many of us do care about, if we're honest. Then we brush it aside and go on with our life, especially if we are lucky enough to have admirers whose eyes are friendlier than the camera lens!<br />And as for that lens, it's clear that my husband needs to practice getting into a squat and aiming that lens upwards -- I'll get him started on that! Ha! materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-81364523786754429832016-03-17T07:10:51.607-07:002016-03-17T07:10:51.607-07:00Have you found your next home yet, Julie? Congratu...Have you found your next home yet, Julie? Congratulations on selling your old one, and good luck with the next stage. I'm so looking forward to getting to that one!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16000362802275707272016-03-17T07:09:32.343-07:002016-03-17T07:09:32.343-07:00Ample sufficiency! We should all be so lucky, righ...Ample sufficiency! We should all be so lucky, right?<br />I did, you know, have a fine time in my outfit, and I actually like its simplicity (which seemed to this island girl a fairly sophisticated simplicity -- after all, I bought the top in Paris! ;-) very much. Thank you, Marsha!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36378339659066340602016-03-17T07:07:50.632-07:002016-03-17T07:07:50.632-07:00I like your story, Ceci!I like your story, Ceci!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73527348120617547382016-03-17T07:07:30.081-07:002016-03-17T07:07:30.081-07:00Thanks Anne, and welcome to the blog, Perhaps you&...Thanks Anne, and welcome to the blog, Perhaps you're right. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2247852905308670872016-03-17T07:06:12.378-07:002016-03-17T07:06:12.378-07:00Thanks Jodie, and welcome! And that's a useful...Thanks Jodie, and welcome! And that's a useful suggestion re the buttoning. I love the shoes and yep, thought they were worth a bit of pain. There's nothing quite like the attitude a pair of heels gives me, I must admit. <br />I take your points about the camera although I chuckle a bit at the idea of getting my guy to try the photo from different heights and angles -- he actually was willing to, but OMG, the time he takes . . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com