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[–] [email protected] 66 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

That’s not his real fucking picture, is it?

Edit: it is, and he looks like he’s in the middle of adjusting his dentures. At least consider your age in the photo, please.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

have you seen j d vamces? he looks like he has to go to the bathroom real bad

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 hours ago (6 children)

The Trump-Vance transition said in a press release that the portraits "go hard".

JFC I hate this timeline.

[–] MrMcGasion 4 points 3 hours ago

In the grand scheme of things, they deserve what they got. But as a trained photographer, whoever did the lighting for these portraits did a terrible job. The fill and hair lights are okay (although the color temperature is all over the place, and doesn't look like it's an intentionally artistic choice), but the key light is way too bright. Looks like they somewhat masked it for Trump's but may have just used the barndoors on the light so there's a very dark shadow on his chest. With Vance they opened them up a bit, but he's still got a weird shadow line from his right shoulder to his left elbow. They'd probably have gotten better pictures if they went to a JCPenney.

[–] NateNate60 7 points 3 hours ago

Vance looks like a dip shit. Trump's photo is quite hard though, not going to lie. It looks like the photo of the corrupt evil dictator of a dystopian revolution movie.

Oh wait...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That background is a mess. Why so many lines intersecting his right side? Is there any symbolism to that painting?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

They're both pretty terrible from a purely technical and compositional perspective.

[–] Lemminary 4 points 6 hours ago

Why does he look evil? Was it necessary? Lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Why are they both doing the Kubrick Stare?

[–] RizzRustbolt 3 points 7 hours ago

Like bunny-eyes up there could ever be considered "hard".

[–] [email protected] 13 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Vance’s seems fine, aside from the lighting and juxtaposition making him look like a background character. It’s troubling that they both look like goobers while they attempt to look menacing. The US is already menacing. The president is meant to look friendly to exemplify the “walk softly but carry a big stick” style of diplomacy. They’re both trying far too hard.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

He's a walk loudly with spittle dripping out your mouth type of guy. And the stick. It ain't big.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

hehehehehe smol pp bad