Need some advice: Is it obvious what this picture is supposed to be?

[democrattotheend]

Trying to decide whether to use this in a slideshow for work. Is it obvious what this picture is?

Update: Here's version 2. Still needs some work, but I think it's a little better.

[pocoloco]

1. photoshopped?

[democrattotheend]

2. Obviously, but what does it represent?

[Richardo]

5. Barack Obama taking the Oath of Office in front of the Bush twins.

...for some reason.

[seriousstan]

17. loolol

[petersjo02]

3. Yes, but

I'm not sure why Barbara and Jenna are in the front row. ;-)

[democrattotheend]

8. Oops, good point.

Wasn't sure if people would recognize them...could not fit Malia and Sasha in...let me rework it and see if I can do that

[NYC_SKP]

4. Where's Waldo?

Seriously, it's pretty obvious, though the camera angle is different from what I remember most inaugural shots to have been.

And if you could soften or blur Barack and Michelle and dial down the contrast and brightness, it would be a slicker dub.

[The Magistrate]

6. The Inauguration Of President Obama, Ma'am: It Seems Clear Enough

[FrenchieCat]

7. It's the ignauguration....but there's too many GOPs standing around.....

THe the Bush twins should be the two adorable little Obama girls.....

But yes, it is obvious what the picture is meant to represent; the future. :)

[CK_John]

9. Guessing, takink oath for US Senate. n/t

[snowbear]

13. Nope.. Darth Vader gets to swear in U.S. Senators..

[PM7nj]

10. Hey look! There's John Kerry...

[democrattotheend]

18. I thought that looked like Kerry in the background

Why the hell was he on stage for Bush's inauguration? Weird!

[blogslut]

11. I would find a pic of an inaugural that has less recognizable faces

I would also grayscale the whole image so it doesn't look so photochopped.

[snowbear]

12. Will Chief Justice Rehnquist come back from the dead to swear him in?

[democrattotheend]

19. Damnit, did not think of that!

Is Rehnquist the guy in the robe? Can you really tell from the back of the head?

[snowbear]

21. I can tell him because he's the only Chief Justice who insisted on those stripes on his robe..

...

Why, I dunno..


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[democrattotheend]

22. Damnit! This may kill the whole plan.

Grrr!

[snowbear]

23. LOL! .. You need to do a little more tweaking on that thing..

Kerry looks like he's distracted and looking at something else..

And what's the deal with where President Obama is standing? There's a white rail going through him and the podium is off to the side..

[democrattotheend]

24. What the hell was Kerry doing on the stage to begin with?

That seems cruel and unusual to make him stand there for Bush's inauguration! How come he was on the stage? That seems weird.

[snowbear]

25. yeah, really...

p.s.. You've probably already seen these since you're working on inaugural photos, but these are President Clinton's in 1997:


http://photo2.si.edu/inaugural/clinton2/swear.html

Edit: Oh yeah! And 1993 before that! http://photo2.si.edu/inaugural/clinton1/clinton1.html

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[democrattotheend]

26. Yes, thank you.

I thought about using that, but I needed a larger picture, and I decided to begin the presentation showing the real photo, with the Headline "January 20, 2001 - The Nightmare Began". (Yes, I know this picture is from bush's second inauguration, but hopefully nobody will know that). Then I end it with "January 20, 2009 - A New Era Begins" and use the Photoshopped picture.

[newmajority]

27. There's gotta be a shot of the back of John Roberts' head somewhere

Just paste it over Rehnquist's head so you don't have to track down John Boy in the striped robe.

[snowbear]

28. John Boy doesn't wear the stripes.. But speaking of photos..

What a nice one this was at President Clinton's first inauguration!

[blogslut]

31. I'm pretty sure that was his super special robe he had made

for Bill's impeachment hearing.

:(

[SwampG8r]

14. take theblack

jacket from the woman behind the bushes and put it on the woman next to her then drop the obama girls in against the black background from the coat
soften the contrast
there ya go

[grannylib]

15. Inauguration day, but why are the Bush twinkies there???

[OwnedByFerrets]

16. Im sure you will retouch before you present this....

but make sure and make your cut-ins the same focus as the rest of the picture. That way, it wont look so photoshopped.

[msedano]

20. renewing their wedding vows

in front of a shitload of white people. and say, isn't that Luca Brazzi ("and may your first child be a masculine child") second right from the bride?

[Richardo]

29. OK I have to ask: 1) what context would you use this for work? Are you sure it's OK to be political?

2) There must be dozens if not hundreds of inauguration photos that are taken from the front - President-elect on one side, Chief Justice on the other, spouse center - which are immediately identifiable as an Inauguration. No guess-work involved. Plus, they are fairly two-dimensional and would be a lot easier to photoshop, I would think.


I'd really suggest you rethink both the concept and the approach - this one just isn't working.

[democrattotheend]

32. I work for a political organization that recently endorsed Obama.

So yes, it's ok to be political...that's the whole point.

I looked for more easily identifiable inauguration photos and couldn't find any, surprisingly. Any ideas?

[Richardo]

33. There might be something in this google search...

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rls=DKUS,DKUS:2006-47,DKUS:en&q=president+swearing+in&start=18&sa=N&ndsp=18

[fudge stripe cookays]

35. Take a Photoshop class.

Because you don't seem to be acknowledging any of the tips folks are giving you.

[Imagevision]

30. I always wanted to attend the celebrations/innauguration but there was no good president...

[democrattotheend]

37. I'm hoping to attend this year

Hopefully I can watch right from my office, although I think the ceremony might be on the other side of the White House.

[rug]

34. Sgt. Pepper's Inauguration?

[JVS]

36. The tool in tan with the cowboy hat on is too obviously a republican