Introduce yourself
Whenever I see myself in a photo, I always think about: how I see myself in that photo, how others see me in the photo, and how i wanted to be seen when the photo was taken. And in those three versions, which one matters the most? I guess in self portraits, the photographer has at least a degree of control in all of those versions. But to what extent do people truly know themselves? How could someone with a vague sense of self be able to make decisions on how to present themselves in a photograph? Would it be possible to create an final product that is completely accurate? Or would every self portrait be an approximation?
Whenever I see myself in a photo, I always think about: how I see myself in that photo, how others see me in the photo, and how i wanted to be seen when the photo was taken. And in those three versions, which one matters the most? I guess in self portraits, the photographer has at least a degree of control in all of those versions. But to what extent do people truly know themselves? How could someone with a vague sense of self be able to make decisions on how to present themselves in a photograph? Would it be possible to create an final product that is completely accurate? Or would every self portrait be an approximation?
