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In the previous article from Wednesday, “Symmetry and Balance: 3 Reasons to Not Worry about an Off-Center Embouchure” some liberty was taken with the imaging software Photoshop and my own face.
In messing around with photos of famous musicians, I quickly discovered that few people face directly, dead-center at the camera and when applying the mirror-effect, the results can get pretty weird. Light and shadow can also create warped effects.
Here are some of those oddities – with a concentration of brass players. None of this is to be taken seriously of course, and these effects should all be taken lightly and in good humor.
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Philip Farkas
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Milton Babbitt
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Fritz Kreisler
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Arnold Jacobs
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Igor Stravinsky
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Louis Armstrong
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Leopold Stokowski
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Roland Berger
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Wilhelm Furtwangler
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Luciano Pavarotti
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John Coltrane
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Barry Tuckwell
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Paul Robeson
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Maria Callas
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