Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Self Portrait vs Selfie

Part One: Self Portrait vs Selfie

    Selfies and self portraits are becoming more and more similar as time goes on, but their are ways to tell the two apart. The two may overlap from time to time, but the majority of the time they are the same. A selfie is normally a photo taken of the photographer, by the photographer, with less though going on where the context is taken seriously, making the photo have only one story. A self portrait is normally a form of art, photo or not, where the creator is the subject and where the photo has a deeper meaning, for it can be interpreted in different ways telling multiple stories.
    I personally find self portraits more interesting and entertaining. I love the idea that one photo, or piece, can tell you about the life of the person frozen in time in front of you. Self portraits have more time spent to perfect and have so much thought that gets put into them that it makes me appreciate the art more than a selfie, which is usually used to show what you're doing.
    Self portraits are more valuable to the many while selfies are more valuable to the few. A self portrait can tell a story that people can relate to or interpret in any way that can help them see that they're not alone. Selfies, the important ones, are memories that individuals don't want to let go of "the 'ol days." Both can be valuable and important, but self portraits hold more importance and value, not only to the makers, but to the interpreters.

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Part Two: Website Review

Digital Photography School

Digital photography school is a website with the intent to help and teach relatively inexperienced photographers. It has a decent layout that is easy to navigate and find what other photographers do to be exceptional. Digital photography shows courses, books, and tips that can help almost any level of photographer that needs it. Any average viewer can discover an almost unlimited amount of ideas, but will mainly discover the beginners page that helps new photographers take amazing photos. Any tip you read on this site is an experienced photographer with their portfolio attached to their name that can help you learn about who is helping you with journalism. I would recommend this website to any photographer who wants to learn more and doesn't know where to find the information they need, and I myself would use it from time to time in the near future and will most definitely save this a a bookmark on my computer. The only thing that actually bothers me is the layout of the website. I think it could be a better, more sleek, design. If it were to have a more sleek design I would give it a 5/5 but the design is not as good as it could be. I would give this website a 4.5 out of 5.

Image: © Kevin Landwer-Johan

This photo is part of the Technique vs Artistic Creativity page that tells the reader how creativity isn't always "correct." It states how "For creative photographers, ‘correct’ photos are usually perceived as dull, no matter what the subject"

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