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Khloe Kardashian outside the Langham Hotel BUT Houston "We have a Problem?"




A behind the photo/lens behind the scenes look at Khloe Kardashian straight over from LA arriving at The Langham Hotel in Central London. Archive Photo buried on a hard drive taken 14 Nov 2013. 

A sort of hotel surveillance session from some insider info that I became increasingly involved with in the mid to later years of being a Celebrity Photographer.. Remember it being pretty cold. She's looking good, nice smile, wearing aviator shades...not a problem, hair looks great, she's looking in our direction and posing up which helps.....interesting scene with some hotel concierge adding a bit of a story and context to the photo BUT we have some problems here?


1. The vehicle she turned up in (huge Range Rover not the Sport variety) is in the way. Normally the driver drops the person off and drives off but the driver is just staying put and stopping us getting any full length shots for some reason. I think there was about a dozen of us behind some barriers they put up...a sort of photographers pen and a separate one for the fans.


2. We did ask Khloe to move a bit so we could get a better shot but she...just like the driver just stayed where she was which didn't help matters, probably didn't think there was a problem. She's 5ft 9 a bit taller than her sister Kim. If she was in this situation it would be just her head shoulders in view.


3. After all that..... do the 200% blow up on this photo which is what the media will do... and it's not there in focus terms, something weird is going on. The vehicle is out of focus slightly in the foreground, the concierge right in the background is gently bokehed out and just a quick glance below Khloe looks bang on the money but on closer inspection, she is way off the mark. The concierge guy just behind her looks tack sharp and that is probably what the problem is. the dreaded back focusing.


4. It doesn't matter what you do with this photo even if you crop it right down you just end up with a head and shoulders shot which is not really going to go anywhere as it has technical issues in the focus department.


5. The concierge right in the background  was probably the head honcho, he's watching closely ....you don't mess around with these people, you don't step over the line.......otherwise next visit they can make things difficult for you. 


Remember the hotel concierge being very friendly and helpful and even brought out tea and coffee for us (never happens normally) and told us when she had arrived at whichever London airport (probably Heathrow) and that she was on her way and her ETA at the hotel. 


Bottom line is after two or three hours or so (which is short for hotel work) ended up with nothing that would sell, got a free very nice hot posh tea and learnt some valuable lessons....don't trust the auto focus to get things right. Auto focus technology has improved since then massively (this was taken 2013) in my early days. You live and learn!


Khloe of the three Kardashian's is the one I would probably go for a drink with down the pub, she's a bit of a character and a bit more down to earth...... we would have a laugh and get on like a house on fire. Kendal Jenner is my favourite of the five though if you include the Jenner contingent of the Kardashian empire.


No copyright on this photo...help yourself.........again maybe AI can sort this photo  out, haven't tried.

 



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