Excuse me, Sir

You posed for this. The photographer posed you. If they didn't, you knew the camera was live.

Don't like your photograph? Maybe have more confidence and better posture to make a portrait the one you want to see.

Also, your feet are clownshoes.

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daydeeo · 61-69, M

Look at the other pics in that article. It's obvious they chose the worst pics they could. JD Vance is posed right beside a couple of light switches, making the pic extremely amateurish. No professional would take that pic accidentally. And if they did, it would be digitally removed.
But go ahead, blame the victim.

FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F

@daydeeo In this instance, he was perfectly capable of telling the photographer he wasn't ready, didn't want these pictures to be used, etc. He had to give consent for these photos to be used.

The photographer said he wanted to show the people as they were with no touch ups or filters. Because he is a journalistic photographer, not a celebrity photographer.

There are no "victims" here.

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5654781-vanity-fair-photographer-defends-white-house-photos/

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/vanity-fair-portraits-white-house-b2885676.html

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@daydeeo It's quite atmospheric. Suggests hidden depths in the subject. It's not clear to me why this is considered a "bad" photo.