MUG SHOT OF THE WEEK
Mug shots of Celebrities - the Famous and the Not-so-Famous...
We have been in the mug shot capture business for a long time. As a result, we have become experts in what makes a mug shot compliant with national standards and what makes a mug shot non-compliant with those standards. Our mug shot capture system is world class, and we spend a lot of time educating law enforcement personnel about how to take good mug shots photographs, but it's impossible to comply 100% of the time. This blog is dedicated to those celebrity mug shots and jail mugshots that might not make the grade.
The pop culture phenomenon “Jersey Shore” is known by all. One would be hard-pressed to find someone that has not heard the MTV series that chronicles the high jinx and incidents of this group of Italian-Americans from the New Jersey Shore. Snooki, Pauly D, JWow, Sammi, Ronnie,Vinny, Angelina and The Situation have become household names; and have just wrapped up their third season of fun, sun and, ahem, other stuff.
Famous (or infamous) for partying, tanning, flirting and fighting, these eight are no strangers to the spotlight. Barbara Walters even included
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them on her list of 2010’s Most Fascinating People. Book deals, party hosting, celebrity appearances – and unfortunately, arrests, have become the norm for this group.
Here we see Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi’s mug shot photo, taken after authorities escorted the star off a Seaside Heights, NJ beach for disorderly conduct this summer. She was arrested for public intoxication. Interestingly, MTV cameras were filming her that very day for the “Jersey Shore.” Apparently, the camera operators saw no problems with her boardwalk escapades, and must have simply walked away once they got enough drama for their shoot…
Where's the famous bumpitt hair-do now, Snooki??
This mug shot is definitely not NIST-compliant. The 18% grayscale background is missing, as is the required 3-point lighting. While the head and shoulders are prominently shown as they should be, she is angled away from the camera, which shields part of her face. A mug shot capture system could have come in handy here, since maybe the booking officer was too star-struck to concentrate his efforts on a proper mug shot.
