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"Response to point, shoot, retouch and label?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/fashion/03Boyer.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=point%20shoot%20and%20retouch&st=cse
1. In response to this paragraph, I agree and disagree with different sentences, to be specific. In the first sentence, where it states "Some think such a law would destroy photographic art," I couldn't agree more. Other than me agreeing with that, the first issue I believe is that photographs are supposed to be naturally beautiful no matter the subject. The photo should be the PHOTO, not the photo, and ten different names following it. Each photograph is beautiful because of the characteristics and what makes it different than any other, it should be appreciated for what it is, not what it would be if it were photo-shopped to look "better." About the anorexia thought, I think that magazines and advertisements have a big influence on girls and directly aim things at them like "How to look good in your new bikini this Summer, and how to get rid of what you THINK is baby fat." Girls under 18 especially should not be dieting or eating bits of food in a whole day, their bodies are simply not developed fully and a 14 year old girl starving herself might become weak and frequently fatigued because of the impact the lack of food is having on her undeveloped and growing body.
I think that retouching an image can be on various levels. Making a woman's legs the size of pencils is certainly different than inducing the bright colors of an outfit that she is advertising. There are plus size models out there as well, who are just as beautiful in many viewers eyes, and I once read in a health article, "Is skinny beautiful?" In the article, it discussed that you can be a full figured person yet still be healthier than that 90 pound person. The reason of this is that being healthy doesn't just mean not being overweight, but taking in vitamins and the right nutrition to keep your body functioning properly. An anorexic girl or woman may believe that since she is 90 pounds(or less!) she is more beautiful than she was before, when she was 130 pounds, yet she is weak, sleeps all day, and sometimes may vomit by the look of food. That is unhealthy, and is also a disorder that may need counseling to help them cope once they know they have a problem. Magazines definitely have a huge effect with being skinny and that possibly making you "hotter than ever," but this time, the fine print isn't there at all.
2. I believe the author is the person who brainstorms ideas for taking photos and puts his or her thoughts into an experiment before taking the photo. I believe an author is a creator, which shows they are creative and have a mind that can expand, with much thinking. I think the photographer of the photo is the person who held the shutter down as the subject was viewed through the lens. The author and photographer may in some cases be the same person, but photographers often view ideas from other photographers, making them no longer the author of the photo that THEY will be taking, them as the photographer. In another case, there could be a family photo, and don't have a tripod and have no where to place the camera for self timer, so they ask some average Joe on the street to take the photo, so he is the photographer, he photographed the family. The model is the subject being viewed through the lens. The model doesn't necessarily have to be a person, for instance, it could be a dog. The retouch-er of the photo is the person who is sitting behind the computer, who chooses the options of what to retouch. The magazine editor is similar to the re-toucher, they both believe they will make things look better and do their best to fulfill their thought. There are many different people that are involved in the "photography world" and especially in magazines, more than one person is involved in getting that picture taken all the way to having it be printed out in the booklet.
1. In response to this paragraph, I agree and disagree with different sentences, to be specific. In the first sentence, where it states "Some think such a law would destroy photographic art," I couldn't agree more. Other than me agreeing with that, the first issue I believe is that photographs are supposed to be naturally beautiful no matter the subject. The photo should be the PHOTO, not the photo, and ten different names following it. Each photograph is beautiful because of the characteristics and what makes it different than any other, it should be appreciated for what it is, not what it would be if it were photo-shopped to look "better." About the anorexia thought, I think that magazines and advertisements have a big influence on girls and directly aim things at them like "How to look good in your new bikini this Summer, and how to get rid of what you THINK is baby fat." Girls under 18 especially should not be dieting or eating bits of food in a whole day, their bodies are simply not developed fully and a 14 year old girl starving herself might become weak and frequently fatigued because of the impact the lack of food is having on her undeveloped and growing body.
I think that retouching an image can be on various levels. Making a woman's legs the size of pencils is certainly different than inducing the bright colors of an outfit that she is advertising. There are plus size models out there as well, who are just as beautiful in many viewers eyes, and I once read in a health article, "Is skinny beautiful?" In the article, it discussed that you can be a full figured person yet still be healthier than that 90 pound person. The reason of this is that being healthy doesn't just mean not being overweight, but taking in vitamins and the right nutrition to keep your body functioning properly. An anorexic girl or woman may believe that since she is 90 pounds(or less!) she is more beautiful than she was before, when she was 130 pounds, yet she is weak, sleeps all day, and sometimes may vomit by the look of food. That is unhealthy, and is also a disorder that may need counseling to help them cope once they know they have a problem. Magazines definitely have a huge effect with being skinny and that possibly making you "hotter than ever," but this time, the fine print isn't there at all.
2. I believe the author is the person who brainstorms ideas for taking photos and puts his or her thoughts into an experiment before taking the photo. I believe an author is a creator, which shows they are creative and have a mind that can expand, with much thinking. I think the photographer of the photo is the person who held the shutter down as the subject was viewed through the lens. The author and photographer may in some cases be the same person, but photographers often view ideas from other photographers, making them no longer the author of the photo that THEY will be taking, them as the photographer. In another case, there could be a family photo, and don't have a tripod and have no where to place the camera for self timer, so they ask some average Joe on the street to take the photo, so he is the photographer, he photographed the family. The model is the subject being viewed through the lens. The model doesn't necessarily have to be a person, for instance, it could be a dog. The retouch-er of the photo is the person who is sitting behind the computer, who chooses the options of what to retouch. The magazine editor is similar to the re-toucher, they both believe they will make things look better and do their best to fulfill their thought. There are many different people that are involved in the "photography world" and especially in magazines, more than one person is involved in getting that picture taken all the way to having it be printed out in the booklet.
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