The art of…The art of…Photo AwarenessPhoto Awareness

By: Red Dog WillieBy: Red Dog Willie

PhilosophyPhilosophyIt is not how fast you runIt is not how fast you runIt how good you look for the picturesIt how good you look for the picturesThe slower you run the better your The slower you run the better your pictures will lookpictures will lookThere are Four P’s of Photo AwarenessThere are Four P’s of Photo Awareness– PosePose– PositionPosition– Perception Perception – Practice!Practice!

What is Photo AwarenessWhat is Photo AwarenessA Photo: A Photo: – Is a PictureIs a Picture

What is Photo AwarenessWhat is Photo AwarenessAwareness is: Awareness is:

– Having or showing realization, perception, or Having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge of something.knowledge of something.

What is Photo AwarenessWhat is Photo AwarenessSo Photo Awareness means:So Photo Awareness means:– Knowing where the camera is at all times!Knowing where the camera is at all times!– Knowing when it taking a picture of YOU!Knowing when it taking a picture of YOU!– Lookin good for the picture!Lookin good for the picture!

Why should I care?Why should I care?Proof Proof – Proof you really did it!Proof you really did it!– Proof you not only did it….it was effortless!Proof you not only did it….it was effortless!

To put on Match.com!To put on Match.com!– According to Match.com, profiles with pictures get 15 times more attention.According to Match.com, profiles with pictures get 15 times more attention.– Unless they’re uglyUnless they’re ugly

You don’t want run 26 miles and look like a You don’t want run 26 miles and look like a weenie weenie There are no “Do Overs” There are no “Do Overs” 90% of people will not care about your time.90% of people will not care about your time.For scrap books to show your kids or For scrap books to show your kids or grandkids when you get old.grandkids when you get old.

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How do I know where the cameras How do I know where the cameras are?are?

Ask – Photographers want to sell picturesAsk – Photographers want to sell picturesKeep your head upKeep your head upThey are always at the finish lineThey are always at the finish linePlant your own photographers along the Plant your own photographers along the route!route!Many times they are elevated on scaffolds Many times they are elevated on scaffolds or standing on walls to get a better angle.or standing on walls to get a better angle.They are the people holding the big They are the people holding the big expensive camerasexpensive cameras

Photo Awareness is not enough!Photo Awareness is not enough!

Knowing where the Knowing where the camera is does not camera is does not mean you will look mean you will look good for it.good for it.That is where That is where shameless shameless promotion, practice promotion, practice and smiling comes and smiling comes in.in.

The four P’s of Photo AwarenessThe four P’s of Photo Awareness

Pose Pose PositionPositionPerception Perception PracticePractice

The four P’s of Photo AwarenessThe four P’s of Photo Awareness

Pose Pose – Having a winning Having a winning

pose that looks pose that looks naturalnatural

Note awareness to make number visible for the

camera

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The four P’s of Photo AwarenessThe four P’s of Photo Awareness

Pose Pose – Having a winning Having a winning

pose that looks pose that looks naturalnatural

The four P’s of Photo AwarenessThe four P’s of Photo Awareness

PositionPosition– Strategically placing Strategically placing

yourself next to yourself next to people that look people that look better than you and better than you and have poor PA.have poor PA.

– Make sure your Make sure your number is clearly number is clearly readablereadable

Exxxcellent positioning

next to youngerlady

about to puke!

The four P’s of Photo AwarenessThe four P’s of Photo Awareness

PositionPosition– Strategically placing Strategically placing

yourself next to yourself next to people that look people that look better than you and better than you and have poor PA.have poor PA.

– Make sure your Make sure your number is clearly number is clearly readablereadable

Nice Postioningin front of this

lady.I’m lookin good.

Till I have to explainthis dude!

Paris Marathon FinishParis Marathon Finish

Beautiful Position In front of

Bloody NippleGuy!

The four P’s of Photo AwarenessThe four P’s of Photo Awareness

Perception Perception – Looking straight Looking straight

into the camerainto the camera– Smiling and looking Smiling and looking

effortlesseffortless– A picture perfect A picture perfect

finish picturefinish picture

Ya gotta love the Joe-ster.

He’s a natural

Photo AwarenessPhoto Awareness

Initially I was worried about Ryan

He was inattentive and getting his butt kicked by a WWII Vet.

But Ryan rallied to finish with the four P’s

And got bonus points for finishingjust ahead of 5 beautiful women.

Excellent Job Ryan

Photo AwarenessPhoto AwarenessSo be this guySo be this guy Don’t be this guyDon’t be this guy

PeteDemonstrating the P-less 9:00hr finish

PoselessPositionless

PerceptionlessPriceless

Note: Lady checking to see if she can still

catch Oprah

PosePosition

Perception!

Just say noJust say noJust say no to bad Just say no to bad finish pictures! finish pictures!

Gee, do you think he’s

gonna make it?

I don’t know. I think he has

to poop.

Runners World MagazineRunners World MagazineJack BoniniJack BoniniGraduate of the Red Dog Willie School of Graduate of the Red Dog Willie School of Photo awareness.Photo awareness.Featured in Runners World MagazineFeatured in Runners World MagazineFull page addsFull page adds2005 edition2005 editionAnd in Bathroom stalls across AmericaAnd in Bathroom stalls across America

Who is the Goober in the pig hat?

ShamelessShameless

Thank youThank you

And may your pictures be And may your pictures be Awesome and Shameless!Awesome and Shameless!