Behind+the+camera

A retiring teacher donated a "Singing James Brown" to the media center before she left school. It stays on my desk, but I thought it would be fun to take shots of it while it was dancing. It was moving too jerky to get really clear shots, so I posed him in front of a window. I took about 20 shots with an older digital camera that used floppy discs. Then the pictures were transfered to my computer. It kind of reminded me of the old videos that I saw of him on television. The way he slides across the floor, the jumps, the crazy way he moves his feet. He was just a ball of excitment to watch. The doll doesn't bent, but by taking various shots and moving him around, it looks like he is moving, singing and dancing. It is the way the 75-year-old James Brown would move. The different shots added to the fun. I liked the close up of his head the most (but the teeth are very scary.)