1. The art of… Photo Awareness By: Red Dog Willie

2. Philosophy It is not how fast you run It how good you look for the pictures The slower you run the better your pictures will look There are Four P’s of Photo Awareness –Pose –Position –Perception –Practice!

3. What is Photo Awareness A Photo: –Is a Picture

4. What is Photo Awareness Awareness is: –Having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge of something.

5. What is Photo Awareness So Photo Awareness means: –Knowing where the camera is at all times! –Knowing when it taking a picture of YOU! –Lookin good for the picture!

6. Why should I care? Proof –Proof you really did it! –Proof you not only did it….it was effortless! To put on Match.com! –According to Match.com, profiles with pictures get 15 times more attention. –Unless they’re ugly You don’t want run 26 miles and look like a weenie There are no “Do Overs” 90% of people will not care about your time. For scrap books to show your kids or grandkids when you get old..

7. How do I know where the cameras are? Ask – Photographers want to sell pictures Keep your head up They are always at the finish line Plant your own photographers along the route! Many times they are elevated on scaffolds or standing on walls to get a better angle. They are the people holding the big expensive cameras

8. Photo Awareness is not enough! Knowing where the camera is does not mean you will look good for it. That is where shameless promotion, practice and smiling comes in.

9. The four P’s of Photo Awareness PosePositionPerceptionPractice

10. Pose –Having a winning pose that looks natural Note awareness to make number visible for the camera Alcatraz

11. The four P’s of Photo Awareness Pose –Having a winning pose that looks natural

12. The four P’s of Photo Awareness Position –Strategically placing yourself next to people that look better than you and have poor PA. –Make sure your number is clearly readable Exxxcellent positioning next to younger lady about to puke!

13. The four P’s of Photo Awareness Position –Strategically placing yourself next to people that look better than you and have poor PA. –Make sure your number is clearly readable Nice Postioning in front of this lady. I’m lookin good. Till I have to explain this dude!

14. The four P’s of Photo Awareness Perception –Looking straight into the camera –Smiling and looking effortless –A picture perfect finish picture Ya gotta love the Joe-ster. He’s a natural

15. Photo Awareness Initially I was worried about Ryan He was inattentive and getting his butt kicked by a WWII Vet. But Ryan rallied to finish with the four P’s And got bonus points for finishing just ahead of 5 beautiful women. Excellent Job Ryan

16. Photo Awareness So be this guy Don’t be this guy Pete Demonstrating the P-less 9:00hr finish Poseless Positionless Perceptionless Priceless Note: Lady checking to see if she can still catch Oprah Pose Position Perception!

17. Just say no Just say no to bad finish pictures! Gee, do you think he’s gonna make it? I don’t know. I think he has to poop.

18. Runners World Magazine Jack Bonini Graduate of the Red Dog Willie School of Photo awareness. Featured in Runners World Magazine Full page adds 2005 edition And in Bathroom stalls across America

19. Coach Melanie (Ice Woman) No matter where she is on the course She has exactly the same look! She’ unshakable!

20. Success However, Melanie came through for us in Paris with this pose for the camera’s. Notice French Dude … Nice positioning Melanie!

21. Thank you And may your pictures be Awesome and Shameless!