Back on topic, lads.
The ‘gun’ picture.
I studied the image, did some analysis and cross reference to what I learned from al Genre definitions here on Lula.
If the photographer was a resident and passing by and used his cell phone, this could be a snap shot.
If he used a 35mm and a Leica, it would be a professional snap shot.
If he was on holiday it could be a travel atmospherically snap shot.
If the photographer was a shoe sales man, this could be a well planned publicity snapshot.
It could be a raw snapshot to be processed into a Budweiser pub by photoshopping Budweiser on the barrel of the gun.
Thinking back on the discussion about the jeans publicity picture, I cannot exclude this is a splendid set up for a jeans campaign using casual snapshots to link with the target audience.
In Amsterdam it could be a snapshot for a Instagram pub for the local hipster hairdresser.
If it was on a historical location in Egypt it could be a snapshot of a surveillance body cam prior to arrest that guy and trow him in jail for damaging historical property.
I think it is safe to leave out the subjective projection and keep the common annotation
It is probably a snap shot.
Ha, let’s move on with our life and keep seeing it positive. (Did the Egyptians had guns?)
