Posted on December 24, 2013
by Russ Widstrand 
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Christmas goes viral
My response to Robert’s martian image, is a bit alien as well. It is called “Christmas Goes Viral”. I shot this christmas ornament this morning and I liked it as a straight image, but as most of you may have guessed by now, I am not a straight shooter. The ornament struck me as such a weird object, in a fascinating way. The original capture had no detail in the background, just white, which got me thinking about it as an object, and with its little tail, looked like a microscopic view of a virus. One thing led to another and into Photoshop I went.
The conceptual fodder in these objects really appealed to me, the “viral” nature of marketing is so valued right now, I could not help but connect the ornamentation of Christmas with the viral nature of advertising and social networks and “getting the message out”… ironically, just as I am doing right now.
Another version, more typical of Christmas, is attached as well. Happy Holidays to all.
