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White House photographer took two million pictures of Barack Obama

Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:19 pm
Posted by SavageOrangeJug
Member since Oct 2005
19758 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:19 pm
This article is from November.

This works out to 865 pictures a day. Every single day 7/365 for 8 years.

Take off for Obama's personal time in the White House residence and this means the shutter was snapping every few seconds for 8 years.

This would absolutely drive insane anyone not afflicted with malignant narcissism.
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The White House photographer Pete Souza, has taken over two million photos of outgoing US President Barack Obama.

The photos capture Obama’s eight-year-long journey in the White House, sometimes relaxing on a family vacation and other time meeting world leaders.

White House photographer took two million pictures of Barack Obama

Posted by texashorn
Member since May 2008
13122 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:21 pm to
They store all that data in the same place they store all of our phone calls and emails.
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
45810 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:22 pm to
I hope the photographer didn't have to edit the photos also...
Posted by Relham10
Ridge
Member since Jan 2013
15655 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:22 pm to
What a miserable job
Posted by pjab
Member since Mar 2016
5646 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:25 pm to
I have a cousin who is a photographer. He said it takes about 100,000 shots to get a marketable image. 2 million over 8 years doesn't seem like all that much.
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
War Damn Eagle Dad!
Member since Oct 2010
105413 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:26 pm to
No one loved Obama more than Hussein did.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
27070 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:34 pm to
Most professional photographers taking pictures of people don't snap individual pictures; they set the camera on burst and take dozens at a time to make sure they get as close to the perfect shot as possible. So, the "every few seconds" bit is probably off base.

With that said, that's still a frickton of pictures.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:34 pm to
quote:

He said it takes about 100,000 shots to get a marketable image.


HahahahahajahjahahahHa
Posted by mmcgrath
Indianapolis
Member since Feb 2010
35405 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:39 pm to

That's pretty funny.
Posted by Pinecone Repair
Burminham
Member since Nov 2013
7156 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:42 pm to
quote:

Most professional photographers taking pictures of people don't snap individual pictures; they set the camera on burst and take dozens at a time to make sure they get as close to the perfect shot as possible. So, the "every few seconds" bit is probably off base.


True.
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
20389 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:57 pm to
These are just for Barry's personal albums though. It will form the bulk of his presidential library.
Posted by LSUgusto
Member since May 2005
19222 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 9:58 pm to
It's different with digital photography. I do photography as part of my job and as a hobby. On any shoot, I can reel off hundreds of snaps in no time, and don't even use rapid-fire shutter.

In the old days, with film, you had to be very selective and very lucky to get good shots. With digital, you benefit by firing off as many shots as you can, adjusting the settings the whole time, because you never know what the lens is seeing that the eye might not be.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164137 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:02 pm to
quote:

White House photographer took two million pictures of Barack Obama

And they'll show us about 8 of them because in the other 1.99 million Obama was smoking or banging dudes.
Posted by Revelator
Member since Nov 2008
58027 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:16 pm to
quote:

have a cousin who is a photographer. He said it takes about 100,000 shots to get a marketable image. 2 million over 8 years doesn't seem like all that much.


Your cousin doesn't know what he/she is talking about.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
29166 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:18 pm to
quote:

He said it takes about 100,000 shots to get a marketable image.



I don't buy it
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
56353 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:28 pm to
pakistantoday.com?
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:34 pm to
if I wrote 100,000 songs there would certainly be a jam or two in the bunch.

What a stupid statement.
Posted by Taxing Authority
Houston
Member since Feb 2010
57264 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:20 pm to
quote:

Pete Souza,
Is a badass. That is all.
Posted by Taxing Authority
Houston
Member since Feb 2010
57264 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 11:21 pm to
quote:

I have a cousin who is a photographer. He said it takes about 100,000 shots to get a marketable image.
damn good thing he/she didn't work in the film days
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