Time Activity 5

Create four images that contain a mixture of solid (sharp) and fluid (blur) forms. Using the camera that you have been check out, create these four images as creatively and artistically as you can!

I enjoyed making these photos because it added a fun and "action" packed set of photos that make me feel like they are still moving. 

Self Image 3

Consider some of the social pressures that you think may shape your behavior and personal image. List the images most commonly associated with the categories or ‘boxes’ you have already listed in Activity 1. 

How have you responded to social pressures to conform by adopting an appearance that relates to the categories that you feel you have placed in or have chosen? 

Some social pressure that have i have seen or experienced is a pretty common one which is body weight. With our society today there is an image of perfection that we all try to get. For some it is to lose weight and for others it is to gain weight. Now that might be muscle or fat but most people can say that they would change something about the overall look of their body. I have not experienced much of this first hand, though I fill in more, but I have seen friends suffer from this. I don't think this is fair but sadly it is the way that it is.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Self Image 2

Find images in the media, which have been used to represent attractive and unattractive aspects of the human face. Examine and record carefully the photographic techniques used to accentuate both these qualities, drawing up a list that relates to the images you have found.

Photoshop Lady

 

1. Do you believe that media images or public opinion are responsible for the characteristics of beauty becoming universal stereotypes?
   In this photo we see two images, one of a natural human and another with a person after they have been"fixed". I feel and see that a lot of times in the media we see people who are "wrong" or "not pretty" and they try to use photoshop to make them seem like all of the other post processed people in the world. I personally don't like this because if you have a person who is beautiful because of who they are why would you want to change them.
   
2. Do you believe people admiring media images of glamorous models can do any harm?
   The media is greatly hurting the way that young members of our society feel about themselves and i don't think that is right. Personally she looks better the way she naturally is. This message is generally hard to reach our youth and it leads to serious health problems. It is very upsetting to know that our media is hurting our society.

Self Image Activity 1

What follows is a list of categories that serves to define and divide us. Make a personal list of the categories you belong to or have conflict with and visual symbols that are associated with each. Aspirations and expectations should also be listed. 

1. Age: Teenager   
2. Gender: Male
3. Race: White
4. Religion: Not Affiliated
5. Class: Middle
6. Personality: Extrovert
7. Intelligence: Smart
8. Political Persuasion: Issue Based