Sunday, January 30, 2011

Blog Prompt #7


#7 Pay close attention to the types and number of photographic portraits you see in one day. Where did you see them? How do you think that the content of the portrait changes based on the context in which you see the image (news, facebook, magazine, advertisement, television, youtube, etc)? In other words, what is the difference between the portraits you see on facebook vs. those on the news? What is the difference between the “viewpoint” of the photographer in each situation? What is the difference between their “intents”?
I found it interesting in the diversity of images at the checkout counter at Meijer. On the cover of Glamour and Cosmopolitan were images of some of the most talked about celebrities wearing stylish clothing and portraying a positive image. next to the those magazines were the same celebrities pictured on the cover of Star and US weekly. In those images the celebrities were shot at their worst, with captions speaking of the drama in their lives. The intents of these magazines vary to their audiences. In the first two magazines they promote well being and stylish clothing while the other two magazines provide the reader with inside scoops on the gossip among the A-list celebrities. The photographer is careful in shooting each image to entice the reader.
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