I wanted to write about a bit of photography, I have covered the subject before but in the sense of a portfolio and what it does to get your grades up. But I wanted to talk about what photographs can really mean.
Photographs capture so many things, not only do they capture the truth the can also capture the unseen. They can catch things that maybe you can't see but can infer from them. Emotions, are always so exposed when taking a photo. Even if you aren't taking a photo of a person who is clearly happy or upset. I mean looking beyond what the photo truly means and think about the reasons why they photographer has even taken that photo. Some dark or blurred can hide the truth while gaining mystery. Every photograph has a story to tell, whether it is something simple as wanting to catch something beautiful, or trying to show your full emotions through something no one can lie about.
I wanted to talk about the phrase " The camera never lies". Of course most of you are probably already screaming at the screen thinking "She clearly is living in the 17th Century!" But no matter how much you edit the photo you will never be able to get rid of what you took the photo of. All photos are beautiful, and I know I am someone who can hardly talk- I like editing photos and making them look different and stand out. And don't get me wrong I'm all for individuality! But leaving the photo as a simple form is sometimes the most beautiful thing there can ever be. I mean the old cliché of 'raw natural beauty'. But I think that sometimes people forget this, and this is more another subject (more of a bit of a rant here), but everyone is beautiful. No one is this 'barbie' character we had to grow up with as children. Every single person has there inner beauty, and I know everyone has their own insecurities. But that is just being human, no one is an ugly person. I believe that you are only a ugly person when you believe you truly are one. I don't mean in the sense of girls (or guys, just usually see this more on girls) of comments on facebook of girls really honestly believing they are ugly. I mean those people who let their personality become ugly, they let other people get hurt over what they have done and they don't care about what happens to that person who now feels like they need to feel worth something again. So although as I-a graphic design student- feel the need to express emotion though editing photos to capture the true natural beauty but in a way that no other artists have. Pushing the boundaries of the art. But I feel this should really stop when it comes to being insecure about yourself and editing photos. Everyone has tried it at one point in their lives, and I don't want anyone to feel like that is a sin of vain. But what I want to say is this "You are a beautiful person, nothing can ever take that away from you. If you truly care about other people more than you do yourself you are someone everyone should aspire to be." And there is the word my blog seems to not get enough of- aspire! So any one out there who is actually reading this, don't feel the need to put on a fake smile, to cover yourself up in make-up, to wear things that really aren't you. Be who you are, because you are your own person, and being afraid of showing that true person is something I hope never to see. So anyone who sees a edited photo (especially those very obvious photo-shopped pictures) just think to yourself how insecure they must be in themselves to try and show something different from the truth.
Side note: I think that some editing on photos is fine, it's when that person begins to rely on editing software to try and show how they want to be is something that really breaks my heart. I just want to tell anyone who relies on that to be someone/something they are not- you don't need to fit that stereotype. You don't need to prove anything to anyone. Just be yourself and people will love you for it. You are beautiful.
Be someone you would want to aspire to.
P.S - Sorry for not writing for ages! The internet went down in my house for like 3 days, and I had a busy week. I will do more regular posts though :)
Ellie.
Photographs capture so many things, not only do they capture the truth the can also capture the unseen. They can catch things that maybe you can't see but can infer from them. Emotions, are always so exposed when taking a photo. Even if you aren't taking a photo of a person who is clearly happy or upset. I mean looking beyond what the photo truly means and think about the reasons why they photographer has even taken that photo. Some dark or blurred can hide the truth while gaining mystery. Every photograph has a story to tell, whether it is something simple as wanting to catch something beautiful, or trying to show your full emotions through something no one can lie about.
I wanted to talk about the phrase " The camera never lies". Of course most of you are probably already screaming at the screen thinking "She clearly is living in the 17th Century!" But no matter how much you edit the photo you will never be able to get rid of what you took the photo of. All photos are beautiful, and I know I am someone who can hardly talk- I like editing photos and making them look different and stand out. And don't get me wrong I'm all for individuality! But leaving the photo as a simple form is sometimes the most beautiful thing there can ever be. I mean the old cliché of 'raw natural beauty'. But I think that sometimes people forget this, and this is more another subject (more of a bit of a rant here), but everyone is beautiful. No one is this 'barbie' character we had to grow up with as children. Every single person has there inner beauty, and I know everyone has their own insecurities. But that is just being human, no one is an ugly person. I believe that you are only a ugly person when you believe you truly are one. I don't mean in the sense of girls (or guys, just usually see this more on girls) of comments on facebook of girls really honestly believing they are ugly. I mean those people who let their personality become ugly, they let other people get hurt over what they have done and they don't care about what happens to that person who now feels like they need to feel worth something again. So although as I-a graphic design student- feel the need to express emotion though editing photos to capture the true natural beauty but in a way that no other artists have. Pushing the boundaries of the art. But I feel this should really stop when it comes to being insecure about yourself and editing photos. Everyone has tried it at one point in their lives, and I don't want anyone to feel like that is a sin of vain. But what I want to say is this "You are a beautiful person, nothing can ever take that away from you. If you truly care about other people more than you do yourself you are someone everyone should aspire to be." And there is the word my blog seems to not get enough of- aspire! So any one out there who is actually reading this, don't feel the need to put on a fake smile, to cover yourself up in make-up, to wear things that really aren't you. Be who you are, because you are your own person, and being afraid of showing that true person is something I hope never to see. So anyone who sees a edited photo (especially those very obvious photo-shopped pictures) just think to yourself how insecure they must be in themselves to try and show something different from the truth.
Side note: I think that some editing on photos is fine, it's when that person begins to rely on editing software to try and show how they want to be is something that really breaks my heart. I just want to tell anyone who relies on that to be someone/something they are not- you don't need to fit that stereotype. You don't need to prove anything to anyone. Just be yourself and people will love you for it. You are beautiful.
Be someone you would want to aspire to.
P.S - Sorry for not writing for ages! The internet went down in my house for like 3 days, and I had a busy week. I will do more regular posts though :)
Ellie.
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