I am sure C.J. Patterson is probably a very nice lady. Also, I am sure the children she photographs are absolutely adorable, pleasant kids to be around, and I'd probably give one of them one of my kidneys if needed. With that said, there's something really eery about her photography.
To begin with, she seems too gothic to be in this line of work. Her picture seems to prove it. As a result — although all the kids she photographs are very cute — they are cute in the way Children of the Corn were cute. Doesn't the boy above, for instance, look like he'd enjoy having a bloody knife in his hand? Come on, I know you're thinking the same thing.
For further evidence, let's start with the name of her company. It is called "Angel Eyes Photography". C.J. Patterson says she named the company after how her daughters eyes reminded her of angels. You almost convinced me. However, as any spaghetti western connoisseur knows, Angel Eyes was Clint Eastwoods nemesis in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Played by Lee Van Cleef, Angel Eyes was one sadistic son of a gun.
Moreover, take a look at her logo. She probably developed it before the Grudge 2 came out, but the resemblance to that blue kid in the movie is uncanny. It's as though she summoned the development of the logo through telepathy with horror film screen writers.
My final exhibit is from a post from C.J.'s blog.
I feel so blessed to photograph such adorable children! All of my clients have the cutest kids!! Little ladies, watch out! These boys are going to be some heartbreakers when they grow up!
Aside from Ms. Patterson's fondness for exclamation marks, her writing seems to be a subliminal warning to whomever would dare stop the onslaught of the adorable children. These boys are indeed going to be heartbreakers when they grow up. Quite literally.
6 comments:
First of all, how dare you take one of my images from my Blog! Secondly to insult me, my beliefs, and my photography is disgusting. To take something sweet and innocent and turn it into something sick is RIDICULOUS and just plain MEAN!
Please remove this from your blog. My images are copyrighted and I will proceed with legal action.
I didn't take your image. I hotlinked it from your blog. That is to say that the image continues to be hosted from your server. Technically, the only thing I'm taking is your bandwidth.
Also, on legal grounds, this falls under fair use. No copyright is being broken unless I claim to have taken those pictures.
Finally, as I do not live within your national jurisdiction, it would be prohibitively expensive to hire a lawyer who will take your case.
The easiest means to solve your conundrum is to simply remove my ability to hotlink your image.
You need to play nice Christopher.
If the best pic you can take is of yourself standing in front of your mirror...then you need to step down! CJ is WAY out of your league!
You messed with the wrong girly, here Christopher. The photography community is tight and stealing people's pictures don't go over well with us.
You're a jackass.
Ahhhh, poor little boy. Perhaps if you had been nutured and cared for, you would be able to find joy in the innocence of childhood, instead of contempt for the same. Here, ladies and gentleman, is a fine example of an oedipus complex unresolved. It's never too late to have a happy childhood Christopher. Hope you find a way.
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