Its been almost a year, and yet when I see a photo of them altogether like this I still do a double take in amazement that this family actually lives in the White House. And I'm going home in two weeks to a place where a significant part of the population sees this photo as their worst nightmare come to life. America is a crazy, wonderful place.
"Tree-Killing, Energy-Wasting, Suspiciously Well-Dressed President Utilizes Child Labor in an Attempt to Detract Attention From Policy Failures and Portray Himself As a Regular American Citizen"
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This is weird, or maybe not so weird, but what popped into my head when I first saw this picture was the famous Iwo Jima flag-raising photo. It has the same kind of connectedness, the same kind of cooperative action, and a sort of "en media res" arrest that makes me think of rising ambitions.
I think it's a really lovely photo, and the kids are friggin' adorable, but wouldn't it have made more sense to photograph the family against a lighter background? Isn't there a room in the White House with yellow or peach wallcoverings? #annieleibovitz
@xyzpdq: agree. the darker clothing should have been forward, and the lighter clothing back in this room, but still nice photo. good looking people. #annieleibovitz
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Well done, First Family.
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Not if pay czar Ken Feinberg has anything to do with it. #annieleibovitz
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Yeah, and isn't he black and white? He would have fit right in.
It's a lovely image. #annieleibovitz
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But isn't it good that he's wearing the white shirt because the eye ultimately is drawn to him? #annieleibovitz
10/23/09
The First Family portrait is so good that it cancels out the most recent American family portrait beamed around the world. #annieleibovitz
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