Photo op

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Fulton Cou. Sheriff's office

Fulton County Sheriff's office

Orange Don and fellow travellers have handed themselves over to Fulton County Sheriff's office to have their mugshots taken. Some of the photos, however, have been criticised by experts in the field of taking snappy snaps, for their lack of professionalism.

"Man…" Olson said, sounding almost overcome by the poor quality. "There are so many cardinal rules of photography that they are just not following." A key problem is the lighting - a single overhead source, which gives the images a slightly garish sheen and each person's skin an unhealthy pallor. "They have this one interrogation-style light, you can see they all have that little highlight on their foreheads," said Pittsburgh photographer and professor Ray Mantle. "They all don't look great… they all look tired." The grey background didn't do them any favours either, Olson said. Neither did the watermark. "It's a bit egregious… it takes up 40% of the top half of the frame!"

Holly Honderich, BBC News

Y'know, it's almost as if the sheriff's office didn't give a shit about taking flattering photos of the alleged criminals it's processing, and simply needed something representative for the record. (shrug)