Casual Observer 

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PMP-certified IT project, portfolio, and operations leadership professional migrating to infosec GRC. Also newb photographer, keyboard nerd, BBQ/smoker apprentice.

Was: https://mastodon.social/@clankgy1

Career: #leadership | #pmp | #it | #highered | #infosec | #grc | (off and on #jobhunting #lookingforwork)

Outlook: #blue | #agnostic | #prochoice | #prodemocracy

Personal Interests: #photography | #BBQ | #smokingmeat | #WSM | #mechanicalkeyboard | #scifi | #music | #movies | #tv | #memes

LocationOrange County, CA, USA
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Casual Observer Mar 19

Anybody that dabbles in digital #photography knows that lighting is a key element in determining the final look of an image. And those that do professional photography should know that.

After looking at some of the VF Oscar Party images, it seems that the folks hired to do the photography didn't get the memo about the guests attending this party being portrayed in a flattering manner. The photos are garish in both tone and detail, and people attending the party got done dirty by some poor choices in on-site lighting and post-processing.

TBH, the photos are unflattering in the same way the the VF photos of the Trump Administration taken in December 2025. In that case, it was suspected (or maybe confirmed) that the unflattering photos were a deliberate artistic statement by VF about the administration but I'm not sure if the poor post-Oscar photos were also intended to send a message or were just a result of some poor technical choices.

Note that I have no love for most actual or quasi- celebrities, and they probably look as garish in-person as they do in these photos. But the photos are far from glamorous, and that is on VF.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/vanity-fair-oscar-party-bad-lighting-red-carpet-1236539532/

Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party Light-Mare

Some stars are said to be fuming over the magazine's red carpet photo fiasco. "One actress looked like a Diane Arbus character!" snipes a VF insider. "She went home and cried herself to sleep."

The Hollywood Reporter
Casual Observer Mar 10
PitchforkMar 10

Ex-Dead Kennedys Singer Jello Biafra Hospitalized After Stroke
https://pitchfork.com/news/ex-dead-kennedys-singer-jello-biafra-hospitalized-after-stroke/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into News @news-pitchfork

Ex-Dead Kennedys Singer Jello Biafra Hospitalized After Stroke

“I still have a lot of great stuff in me, but right now I gotta lotta of rehabbing to do,” he said

Pitchfork
Casual Observer Mar 8
AndersMar 7

“U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said, ‘We’re not at war right now. We’re four days into a very specific, clear mission.’

The best response to that came from the Federalist’s Sean Davis: ‘It’s not a war unless it comes from the war region of France, otherwise it’s just sparkling combat.’”

Casual Observer Mar 8
crk5Mar 7
she kept shitting on the carpet
Casual Observer Mar 1
Smudge The Insult Cat 🐀Mar 1
Casual Observer Mar 1

NGL, I occasionally get a bit overwhelmed with the temporary loss of mobility while healing. After being on this earth for a while, the one thing I have always valued was the basic freedom to move, and it has been hard to set that aside while my body has a chance to recover.

What does help is food. My brother just brought me a large #deltaco Spicy Jack Quesadilla w/Chicken meal. Washing all of those carbs down with a gigantic #dietcoke was very satisfying, and the taste of fast food slop reminded me that everything will eventually be ok.

Casual Observer Mar 1
Dr.NickFeb 28

For the second time this year, the US military has been sent into a foreign country to remove its leader.

It's February.

Casual Observer Feb 28
morphFeb 27
“You’re on the computer too much, go touch some grass”
“Aight”
Casual Observer Feb 28

One of the first things I did when I bought my #lenovo #thinkpad a year ago was swap the Fn and Ctrl keys in the BIOS. Of course, that means the keys don't do what the cap indicates.

Kinda confusing when I need to F5 a page (which is FN-F5 on the Lenovo, but is actually CTRL-F5 if looking at the keyboard).

#firstworldproblems

Casual Observer Feb 28

I really need to figure out how to do a white border for selected images in #lightroom Classic. I really would prefer to do it in LrC as I am not sure of my subscription includes Photoshop. I just really like that look, especially for pseudo-vintage images.

#photography