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trick photo?

16:14 Mar 15, 2005
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Art/Literary - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
English term or phrase: trick photo?
What do we call those photos you get in fair gronds etc. which are of a body (in spain they are usually of mataodrs and gypsies) and a hole where one would put their head through and have their photo taken?
tiziana


SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +3Carnival /amusement park photo with cutout boards
George Rabel
5yes, exactly, trick photo
Marian Greenfield
3 +1souvenir photograph
jccantrell
2fancy photo
Сергей Лузан


Discussion entries: 3





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
yes, exactly, trick photo


Explanation:
USS Mispillion AO-105 Ship Reunion Home Page
... OK, sorry, that was a "trick" photo (my head but someone else's body. My "real"
body is in the photo below and I keep it well hidden under a dark shirt. ...
www.ussmispillion.com/about_webmaster.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages

Fingering Photography
... in TV Guide's cover of Oprah Winfrey's head on Ann ... daily television appearances her
body's substantial build ... condition brought to visibility by this trick photo. ...
www.uturn.org/Fingering/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

wombats - Topic Powered by Infopop
... I would like to introcuce you to this fine Arctic Hare. Not a trick photo, lol. ... With
the heavy body two-thirds submerged and the head tilted back to ...
smartrecovery.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x/ a/tpc/f/8466085115/m/7841061551/r/5681037332 - 101k - Cached - Similar pages

Forensic Photo
... on duct tape wrapped around a >>body , >>but originally ... Photoshop can be used to
make >>trick-photo illustrations ... in the words of Mary DeFusco, head of training ...
groups.msn.com/ForensicPhoto/general.msnw?action=get_ message&mview=0&ID_Message=29&LastModifi... - 32k - Cached - Similar pages

[DOC] Before I married and have a child, I never bought anything by an ...
File Format: Microsoft Word 2000 - View as HTML
... It has a yellow head and green body. ... But In my ad the advertisement maker
put a cat and a bird in the same cage as trick photo. ...
www.wiu.edu/users/mfjfc/fl2001/nasser/advert.doc - Similar pages

Tallulah's Blog: March 2005
... She fell and hit the back of her head several times, and fell to a sitting position
several times, sometimes falling onto her ... inside that little body of hers. ...
kleinmatic.typepad.com/tallulah/2005/03/ - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

Myspace.com
... Body Type: 8' 9" / Body builder. Ethnicity: Other. Sign: Leo. Occupation: I spoiler. ...
my head back on from rock show thursday...you guys bring the fury .....peace ...
profiles.myspace.com/users/8748091 - 101k - Cached - Similar pages

USATODAY.com - Digital photography poses thorny issues for justice ...
... on duct tape wrapped around a body — but originally ... Photoshop can be used to make
trick-photo illustrations ... Or in the words of Mary DeFusco, head of training ...
www.usatoday.com/tech/news/ techpolicy/2004-02-07-crime-images_x.htm - 61k - Cached - Similar pages


Marian Greenfield
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  George Rabel: "Trick photo" is misleading, Marian. The first thing that comes to mind is that the picture itself has been altered.
57 mins
neutral  Paula Vaz-Carreiro: I'm afraid I agree with George...
22 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
souvenir photograph


Explanation:
In the USA, a trick photo brings a faked photo to mind, for example, my wife's face on Pam Anderson's body, not so much these cutouts at fairs.

I know that 'souvenir' is pretty broad. It covers everything from you standing in front of the Eiffel Tower to just a field of flowers, so maybe you want to add 'humorous' in front.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alex Lane: Agree, esp. regarding connotation of "trick photo," which in my mind also implies something marginally believable (e.g., person shaking hands with Abe Lincoln).
22 mins
neutral  George Rabel: Sorry, can´t agree, precisely because it is way too general and vague. Maybe they have a specific name, maybe they don´t, but "souvenir" alone does not cut it. Regards
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Carnival /amusement park photo with cutout boards


Explanation:
Kind of a long name, but I don´t think "souvenir photo" is too general and vague. "Trick photo" is misleading, because the photo itself is not manipulated. For lack of a more precise term, I would use what I suggest. At least there is no room for guessing.

I found this on the Web:

Party411 - Life-Size Cut-Outs. Personalize with your picture!... We will super-impose the face image you provide ... And remember the carnival characters where you poked your ... Life-size cut-outs make fabulous photo opportunities. ...
www.party411.com/custom-cutouts.html - 33k - Mar 13, 2005 -


PM Amusements... Cutout Boards. We have an assortment of photo cutout boards. Guests have their picture taken with their face peeking out of a hole in the picture board. ...
www.pmamusements.com/photo_fun.html - 16k



George Rabel
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Spanish
Grading comment
I actually found it as mug board

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pike
49 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  humbird: I don't know any precise word for it. One of those things, I guess.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro: This is the best suggestion IMHO-I've looked and looked and there doesn't seem to be a specific term for it
21 hrs
  -> Next time I go to a carnival and see one of those I will ask the carnie what THEY call it
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Comment: I actually found it as mug board

13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
fancy photo


Explanation:
or "fancy image". Not so sure about an overall established and recognized term. Hope it helps. Good luck, tiziana!


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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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