I feel like news related photos are generally upsetting and have strong emotion. Sometimes they are inspirational, but the news itself is rarely uplifting and therefore the photographs follow suit. The news obviously reflects social issues occurring at the time such as war or natural disasters. It is all very sad and most likely made to inform the public so that they want to get involved and do their part.
Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “snapshots”.
Snapshots are usually candid photos of people that are less intentional and not constructed beforehand. These photos seem to be impromptu and appear to be more realistic or true to the people
Describe some common aesthetic aspects of advertisement photographs. Fashion photography? Product photography?
Advertising makes objects or people appear more impressive and interesting than they originally are. They highlight the object giving it immense quality so that the public wants nothing more than to purchase these items. Fashion does a similar thing by putting the outfit display on a skinny model and making the public desire that appearance, as if we would appear the same if we had that piece of clothing.
Describe some common aesthetic aspects of film or movie stills.
Film Stills generally appear as if they are in motion or soon to be in the middle of an action. Also, there is always a narrative in film stills that people can relate back to if they have seen the movie. The film still represents much more than that scene, it embodied the entire movie or the feel of that movie.
Describe some common aesthetic aspects of yearbook photos and/or senior pictures.
Yearbook pictures always have that same blue background, same composition, and same position of the subject. They are so generic for the fact that essentially the photo is just a form of identification. Senior pictures on the other hand always have a lovely background that enhances the photo. In addition, I always thought the senior pictures that people take with all of their "school items" such as varsity jacket, instrument, uniform, football, hockey sticks, etc., was extremely corny. It is kind of similar to african photography in the sense that they take photos with western objects or prized possessions such as radios and motorcycles.
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