Friday, July 13, 2007

antiphotogenic

i really need to learn to art of looking normal in photos. in too many pictures taken at software conferences it looks like i'm either going to a rock concert:



(tongues are fun!), recovering from being at a rock concert the night before:



(hey, i like my 20 minute afternoon nap!), or performing some sort of bizarre lounge act:



"feeeeelings..." (somehow they managed to capture me in a moment where it looks like i'm singing emotively rather than just speaking .. you know .. normally .. yeah, that's it. ;)

i think the first thing i need to learn is how to stop moving momentarily while adopting a look of relative calmness. but it's so hard to stay still when we're achieving these achievements at such magnitudes of achievement. (those of you at the lord provost reception will recognize that last sentence; perhaps not my most eloquent moment ;)

7 comments:

Joe said...

Glad I was able to capture you in your loungiest, singiest moment...

I really enjoyed your talk at LRL... you were able to successfully motivate me. After I'm done with my thesis/project, I'd really like to contribute to KDE.

Jonathan Carter said...

I don't know what you mean. You always look perfectly normal in photos... even this one I took of you in Paris: http://photos.jonathancarter.co.za/udsparis2006/800_PICT0325

:)

Anonymous said...

Yeah you look normal and kool =)

Anonymous said...

Oh, those were really you? I figured that since there is a horribly weird MTV guy that looks exactly like you; he just sneeked in for those pictures while you were in a meeting with the suits being perfectly normal :)

doubtful Thomas...

Temet said...

Even with this tongue, you're still my Hero ;)

Mark and Jaye said...

It must be genetic. Someone whips out a camera and I feel the irresistable urge to do something goofy! lol
Hugs
Big sis

Mez said...

And this is the reason i hide whenever I see a camera!