Xinnamin
Mrs. Austin
When a photographer takes your picture, are you hoping he or she will capture your "essence" perfectly, or would you be happy for a more "misrepresentative" outcome that made you look physically "better?"
I saw this poll on the popular art site DeviantArt and it really got me thinking. I suppose that may just be because my father is an amateur photographer and so I come across this situation a lot where my father will edit the hell out of pictures of me to fix up flaws in my skin or whatever, a practice that at times makes me feel better about myself and at other times deals major blows to my self esteem.
It also sort of reminds me of how almost all celebrity photos are edited to no end to give the celebrities their perfect image.
But this is where I pose the question to all of you. If you were to get your photo taken by a skilled photographer, and this would be the photograph that you show to everyone who cannot meet you face to face, would you prefer your photo be a perfect representation of you as you truly appear, flawed and all, or would you rather it be edited to enhance your physical appearance and cover up for a few unnecessary undesirable details?
I saw this poll on the popular art site DeviantArt and it really got me thinking. I suppose that may just be because my father is an amateur photographer and so I come across this situation a lot where my father will edit the hell out of pictures of me to fix up flaws in my skin or whatever, a practice that at times makes me feel better about myself and at other times deals major blows to my self esteem.
It also sort of reminds me of how almost all celebrity photos are edited to no end to give the celebrities their perfect image.
But this is where I pose the question to all of you. If you were to get your photo taken by a skilled photographer, and this would be the photograph that you show to everyone who cannot meet you face to face, would you prefer your photo be a perfect representation of you as you truly appear, flawed and all, or would you rather it be edited to enhance your physical appearance and cover up for a few unnecessary undesirable details?
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