vaseline over the lenses is an "old school" technique in photography (not reserved for JUST collegiate students) to make the subjects in the frame seem fuzzy and lower contrast. it is jokingly said that this technique is used in a lot of nude photographing to make people look less fatter. i think in respect to the barnes' lyrics, the vaseline over the lenses depicts a youth in love's inability to see the picture as it really is, or how it will really turn out.
vaseline over the lenses is an "old school" technique in photography (not reserved for JUST collegiate students) to make the subjects in the frame seem fuzzy and lower contrast. it is jokingly said that this technique is used in a lot of nude photographing to make people look less fatter. i think in respect to the barnes' lyrics, the vaseline over the lenses depicts a youth in love's inability to see the picture as it really is, or how it will really turn out.