Blog Prompt #21

A. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “news”-related photographs.News-related photographs are usually simple, candid photographs of the moment. They try not to be biased but sometimes are photographed in a manner that makes them thought-provoking. The photographs are usually include a human subject and are never digitally altered.

B. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “snapshots”, including family photographs, cell-phone shots, photos posted to facebook,
Snapshots usually have a purpose behind them. If something is funny or breath-taking one might whip out their phone to take a picture quickly. These snapshots are usually candid, not usually planned and usually involve a human subject (like the facebook pictures where there is a whole album of a girls face).

C. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of advertisement photographs, including fashion photography, product photography, etc
Advertisements usually always include good-looking models; abnormally skinny, usually Caucasian, with perfect hair and perfect teeth. The models are usually posed in a suggestive manner (because of the saying "sex sells") and with sometimes objectify the subject. The products are placed in easy-to-read places. The photographs can be digitally manipulated and usually are.

D. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of film/movie and television stills.
Stills usually provide the climatic elements of the film. They usually include a romantic scene, an action scene, or a thrilling/horror scene. The stills usually provide an essence of the characters in the film. They are usually like "snapshots" of the moment and do not look planned.

E. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of yearbook photos, senior pictures, and team/club/sports group shots.
These type of photographs are always planned. They usually require timely preparations, such as choosing a location, choosing clothing, and arranging the subjects properly. The photographs are made to aesthetically represent the subject[s]. Yearbook pictures use colorful backdrops, while senior pictures (in more recent years) use natural landscape backgrounds. The subject is usually placed in the center of the photograph and may sometimes use props, like a basketball or flowers. Yearbook pictures are usually not digitally manipulated, but senior pictures commonly are.

F. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of stock images.
Stock photographs are simply pleasing to the eye. They carry no connotation and do not intend any sort of meaning. They will showcase all types of subjects; from food, to humans, to animals, and sometimes just use nature as the subject. They can be placed in a variety of areas and markets.

G. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of fashion photography.
Fashion photography, much like advertisements, feature a beautiful and skinny model. Most fashion models are female and unusally thin, bordering on annorexic. High-end couture fashion will feature avant-garde fashion with models in sometimes unattractive postitions (crouched back, arms bent in awkward angles) and usually extreme hair and makeup application. Commercial fashion will feature more "girl-next-door" models with more common hairstyle and average clothing. Fashion photography can objectify models but usually always try to showcase the clothing.

H. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of paparazzi shots or celebrity photographs.
Paparazzi shots are usually creepy and unflattering. The subject may or may not know that the picture is being taken and will sometimes show an embarressing moment (picking the nose or gaining weight). Celebrity photographs can be flattering if used for suplements to interviews or publicity. Paparazzi shots usually are biased and try to make the viewer think something about the celebrity even if it's not the truth.