#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”?
It is pretty obvious to see the great deal of contrast between the pictures on facebook and of those in the news. Pictures you see on facebook are never very well thought out. They are simply just a point and shoot. I feel as if most pictures put on facebook generally show the person as how they want to look, or feel they're looking best. There are also a lot of profile pictures shot by the person/photographer. Generally they are trying to not look like they are posing when they obviously are, and it comes off devastatingly cheesy. Portraits that you appear on the news are obviously at a professional level. There is always extravagant lighting that helps benefit the subject or invoke drama. Both types of photographs are heavily controlled by either the celebrity or person who owns the profile. Neither may reflect any emotions or actually portray who a person, but rather just come off as aesthetically pleasing to the subject.
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