Comments on: Off with Their Heads!

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:37:17 +0000

Hilarious! Remember those old flash bulbs? They were killers!

By: Michelle Goodrum

Michelle Goodrum — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:08:19 +0000

Great article and very entertaining/amusing. I think it’s something most of us can relate to but you do such a wonderful job of putting the parallax problem into words. And I agree, “parallax problem,” sounds like something straight out of Star Trek:)

By: Jasia

Jasia — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:59:05 +0000

What a hoot! We had the same type of camera, same camera problem, and same result. Unfortunately, my family threw out all those “bad” pictures and my mom adamantly refused to pick up the camera any more. She was teased mercilessly, who could blame her?

The truly sad part is, nobody else in the family ever picked up the camera or bought a new one. So we have very few family pictures, except a few shared with us by extended family members that were taken with their cameras.

I took up the challenge when I was in high school. I took 2 photography classes using the same camera and with only a couple exceptions, never had a problem with it. My mom wasn’t too happy about it. I know it made her feel bad that I could use the camera and get good results. I didn’t want to make her feel bad but I love having a camera in my hand. Still do!

Thanks for sharing your terrific article, Donna!

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:18:55 +0000

Too funny. I had no idea there was a logical reason for all those cut-off photos!

Your mom looks so glamorous in that first photo.

By: Cynthia Shenette

Cynthia Shenette — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:29:39 +0000

I really enjoyed this article. It reminds me of a story a friend tells about a packet of photos she recieved from her mom while she was at graduate school. Apparently the photos were of some family function my friend missed because she was away at school. People’s heads were chopped off, the photos weren’t centered, there were pictures of fingers over the lens. The funny part was her mom sent a note with the photos, saying “I sent you the best ones.”