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Family photo-shoot gone wrong and the internet is exploding

Jan 13, 2018 by Udi Tirosh 80 Comments

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What would you do if your paid family photo shoot turned into a ghost party? Pam Dave Zaring, took it on the bright side and turned it into a fountain of giggles.

According to Pam, she paid for a family photo shoot to a photographer who claimed to be a pro. The photographer was met with a harsh light and did not know how to handle the shadows, so she just blurred them off.

According to Pam, as an excuse, she told the family that “her professor never taught her to retouch photos“. If you wanna see what that looks like, simply look at the photos below.

Instead of being angry, Pam took it on the light side and encourages the world to share the photos. And we salute her for the good humor. Of course, this could all be an elaborate hoax.

Here is the post she put on Facebook, and the phots, but it does not end there….

Here is the post by Pam:

Ok. This is NOT a joke. We paid a photographer, who claimed to be a professional, $2-250 for a family photo shoot. …

Posted by Pam Dave Zaring on Friday, January 12, 2018

The post quickly became viral making over 225,000 shares, and, of course, getting it’s own line of parodies. Here is one that sums it up by Lynn Cartia, followed by a reference to Odo of deep space nine. (I could not resist)

https://www.diyphotography.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/22682048_1503648046392214_8781814923123490816_n.mp4

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We asked Lesa Hall for comments and she preferred not to go on record

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About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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