Blog Prompt 20

1. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “news”-related photographs.

News related Photographs are usually attention grabbing. They might show a hectic scene. They may or may not be accurate to the story. Their purpose is to make you want to find out what is going on in the picture... even though the picture may not always be straight up about it. They are usually in focus. 

2. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “snapshots”.

Snapshots are usually blurry. The photographer has less control over them, as they are not usually taken with a fancy camera. They maybe be blurry, grainy, overlit, underlit etc. They are usually not staged, or staged very very little. Someone might use flash. They usually have a lot of depth of field.... everything is usually in focus, rather than just one thing....

3. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of advertisement photographs. Fashion photography? Product photography?

Advertisement Photography may include the product it is advertising. At the very least it will portray the idea that is trying to advertise. It may be artistic like fashion photography. It can vary greatly. The photographer may or may not chose to implement interesting lighting. The quality is usually very good as it is usually printed all over the place, such as magazines, posters, billboards, etc....

Fashion Photography is similar, but might hold more artistic expression. And Product photography tends to follow the same aesthetics as advertising photography.

4. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of film or movie stills.

Movie stills sometimes tend to be kind of like snapshots. They tend to be unposed, and spur of the moment, taken between breaks. LIKE snapshots, but maybe a little bit higher quality. 

5. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of yearbook photos and/or senior pictures.

Common Aesthetics of Yearbook/ Senior Pictures are that they usually are very posed. There is a lot of preparation that goes into yearbook and senior pictures; lighting, staging, posing...etc... They tend to be higher quality...