Fashion Photography

1.  List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)

-lips are enlarged 
-neck is made longer
-forehead is brought down
-neck is made skinnier 
-eyes are made larger 
-face is contoured, made smaller 

2. List the changes that were made to the model's body in the computer. (Look carefully)

-shoulders are a bit raised 
-back and stomach are made skinnier 
-legs are made slimmer and longer 
-calves are made skinnier and longer 
-neck is raised and made longer 
-body is airbrushed 

3. List the changes that were made to the model in the computer. (Look carefully)

-butt and legs are made skinnier 
-arms are made skinnier 
-make waist smaller 
-make bust larger 
-head is made smaller 
-hair is made longer and bigger 

4. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like these in a photo? Why or why not?

I don't think it's ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance this way. You are completely changing the person, and at the end they don't even look like themselves, so is it really a photograph of them? I think it's also very offensive to make such dramatic changes to a person's appearance because it's giving them the message that they themselves aren't good enough to be displayed. 

5. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?

In all situations this is very wrong, but I think if the person is not aware of the changes being made to their body is even more wrong. Because they did not agree to be changed is such a way, and in a way you are violating their body and rights. 

6. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?

The type of changes I consider to be ok are the one's that enhance the person's features, so at the end they still look like themselves but slightly airbrushed. What isn't okay is completely changing their features and turning them into a barbie doll as a final result. 

7. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.

Fashion photography is more glam, polished and formal. It takes you into the world of perfection and beauty, which isn't always real. Photojournalism is more about capturing raw moments in life. Things that you see everyday but making them more appealing to the eye. 

8. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?

Fashion photography is on the far end of the spectrum of reality, while photojournalism is pretty close. It is very obvious that photojournalism is more ethically right than fashion photography. I think the reason for this is because fashion photography is targeted at larger amounts of viewers, and they want them to be drawn in towards their photographs, to do this they have to exceed reality. Photojournalism has a different type of focus and viewers that don't require such expectations. 

9. Why do you think I am showing you these three videos?

Because you want us to be aware that in fashion photography, the image you are seeing wasn't originally captured by a camera, which makes you wonder a lot about the original form of the photograph. 

10. Why are none of these videos about guys???

There are no videos of guys because girls are the ones in this generation that are expected to be pretty and perfect. Girls are usually the ones that always seem to be more concerned about their appearance, so when you put a pretty girl on a magazine cover, it both draws in the guys and the girls.