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I love art, all forms of it. But I never really knew much about photography; that’s why I decided to take this class. Before I had almost looked at photography as a lesser art form, but after taking this class it’s obvious to me that photography is just as powerful and skill-requiring than any other kind of art. I learned a lot from being exposed to the work of all these artists I had never heard of before like Tierney Gearon and Shelby Lee Adams; it was so interesting to see why they make photographs and what in their life made them into the artists they are.
I also learned a lot about just the nature of images. Some snippets from a few of the readings and comments that came up in class would start the gears in my head going. I learned a lot from thinking about photography and truth, and if just a moment of film can convey a whole life or the whole truth of a situation. It also got me thinking about time, the way a photograph really does kind of steal a second of time and preserves it. I learned a lot about just how personal and individual photographs are – looking at a photograph really is like looking into the mind of the photographer, even though it comes out of a machine. It was also interesting to think about the way people accept/don’t accept photographs. We live vicariously through them, we hyper idealize them, we put them on like a mask, we swallow them as truth while at the same time we no longer believe anything we see… looking at how people relate to photographs really says a lot about the way humans think and feel. We really do live in such an image-centered world.
I still have a few questions about photography, I still haven’t fully made up my mind on how I stand some artists’ work, or whether a staged photograph can tell the truth of a situation more accurately than a purely observational one, or how unbiased a photograph can be. I still have a lot to think about. But now, armed with the knowledge and exposure gained from taking this class, I’m sure I will continue to crystallize my ideas and stances about photography.

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Since i'm planning on majoring in photography, this class seemed like a good idea to take. I didn't learn many concepts that i didn't know already but our class discussed them in much more depth than I ever have before. I had never really thought about photo manipulations before the invention of the digital camera. I know that alot of current photographs are manipulated and i know to take them with a grain of salt. I know how to manipulate with photoshop but i rarely use it.

I hadn't realized how the effect that photographs had on people before this class. I also now know i don't want to be a photojournalist. Many people were telling me that it should be my career cause i enjoy writing as well as photography but i know that i wouldn't be able to stand by as many of the photojournalists have to do. I know i wouldn't be able to see all of the horrible things without being affected by them.

There aren't many questions still in my mind, i feel like the course gave me a good overview of photography and the curent problems facing it. I got experience with many photographers, some which i liked some which i didn't which have helped me establish my own tastes.

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I chose this first year seminar because I have always loved photography and taking a lot of pictures. I wanted to learn more about photography. Something that we discussed a lot of in class was truth in photography. I had never thought about this before. I always saw pictures and just assumed things about the subjects in them. I never thought about what truth they actually held, and the story they were telling.
Our discussions did change the way I look at photographs. I am more cautious about they way i look at photographs, because there is sometimes a lot of altering in the. Some pictures may not be fully original and real. Especially when it comes to photo journalism. You have to be cautious with those pictures and wether they are revealing the truth. Also to not make judgemets so quickly in pictures because they might be trying to tell a different story, and theres always a lot of possibilities.
I do not have any questions about photography. I still enjoy it. It made me realize more how to look at pictures, and analyze them, think about them, besides just looking at the picture and accepting it. Even though I do alter my pictures with color and saturation, I dont believe that is making them fully fake.

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This is an advertisment for Dove, who prides themselves in showing real people. So in an effort to show that ad campaigns are fake, Yael Staav directed a commercial showing what really goes on behind the scenes. This final advertisment was put up on billboards and in magazines for the publlic to see. The sad part is, the woman in the ad probably doesnt even recognize herself.

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With this photo, all I did was crop everything out except for my two friends who were just hanging out on a rock.

Here, I made the photo brighter, making it look like it was taken during the day. I wanted the focus to be on the tree and bench.

Here, I took everything out of the picture except the lighthouse. I had to change the contrast and brightness a little bit to make it a little more visible, and not so dull. This, too, makes it look like it was photographed during the day.

Here is the original photo, nothing cropped or edited. My friends and I went on a day trip out to the Montauk lighthouse on Long Island. This was taken before we were heading back home.

Through out the class I can think of a few things that really stuck with me. The idea of the photographic truth really affected me. I was always aware of photos being manipulated but after learning more about it, it was hard to decide where to draw the line. I take lots of pictures and I am also pretty good at photoshop, usually I end up editing most of my pictures a little bit. Now, I have to ask the question, is this still my picture, or is this picture "lying" now that it is edited?

Another topic I am now questioning is the ethics in photojournalism. I am majoring in photojournalism and I now am fully aware of all the questions I will have to ask myself on a daily basis if I become a photojournalist.

After this class I realize that I do look at pictures differently now. Especially after researching Shelby Lee Adams. I completely understand why he takes pictures of Appalachians and I no longer feel like he is exploiting them. I think that with just a little bit of education on other photographers it opens your mind and leaves you asking more questions than you might if you weren't in a class like ours.

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I have always had an interest in photography, which is why I chose this seminar in the first place. I had taken photography classes in high school, and I work as a portrait photographer. In my free time I am always out with my camera taking pictures of anything and everything. I thought this class would be interesting and a fun class to take, out of all the choices for the freshman seminar this one really stood out to me.
With the things that we discussed this semester, what I found to be most intersting and what really stuck with me was the whole issue of photographic truth. I was obviously aware of manipulation of images and photoshop and things of that nature before this class, but I never really payed much attention to it. This class really forced me to look into it more, and form an opinion on it. I am now finding myself looking at pictures with more of a critical eye then I was before.
I also liked the fact that we explored the work of different photographers in this class. I got to see the work of many that I had never seen before. I thought that the work of the photographers like Shelby Lee Adams, Tierney Gearon, Taryn Simon, and Nikki S. Lee were all very interesting. I feel like I probably would have never come across this work if it had not been for this class and I am glad I got to see it.
I think that I have alot of questions that still remain. However those questions seem to be a bit rhetorical. I really don't think that there is any one question that really stands out to me.

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I have always felt that photography depicted the truth. However after this class I realized that Photography isn’t always the best way to show the truth. In my high school photo class we were only allowed to use color correction and cropping for our digital projects. So i never thought of using photoshop on digital pictures. When we were allowed to use photoshop to its greatest potential it was strictly for graphic design projects. This why I found it shocking how many adds and photographs are fakes.

I also didn’t realize that how cropping can change the whole purpose and meaning behind a photo. Cropping is a great tool to but can also be tricky when it starts to change the true events. I feel a photographer should crop the photo within their own lens then the photograph depicts the truth within the photographer’s eye.

A lot of the topics discussed in this course helped evolve my idea of what photography truly is. This course also opened my mind up to being more of a critique when I view a photo. Some questions I still have we become to reliant on photoshop to make our photos beautiful? Or have we taken the beauty away from the pictures all together because isn’t there something beautiful about the typical snap shot? Seeing your self, how you looked right at that moment, with out any color correction or enhancement of any kind.

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Before taking this class, I didn't know a lot about photography. I always had a passion for taking pictures but never had the knowledge of how photography advanced throughout the years. Learning about the history of photography and the camera was very interesting. It's crazy to think about how much we advanced from the camera obscura. This helped me appreciate of the advances we have today. We take for granted how it takes about three minutes to take a picture, upload it on a computer and have it printed, meanwhile it took the camera obsura hours to develop one picture.
I learned different parts and elements of photography that can help me take a better photo. But the most important thing I think I learned from this class was how to look at a photograph. Photographs sends out a message and emotion, which affects our everyday lives. We are surrounded by photographs through media, advertisements, etc. and if we learn how to read these photographs, we can have a better understanding what the photograph is trying to say.
Also, this class made me be more cautious of what photographs are real or fake. It showed me how I shouldn't always believe what I see in photographs. I feel like there are always questions that can be asked. But overall, I don't really have any questions about the course because I feel like I learned a lot, which I can use that information for the rest of my life.

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Before taking this class there were many things I didn't know. First was the history of the camera. I didn't realized how long it took for cameras to become what they are today. I have learned how cameras actually work and what the first photographs were like in comparison to photographs today. I used to think that the first cameras were very similar to cameras today when it came to things like shutter speed. I didn't realized how long it took to actually take a photograph when it was first invented.

I have also learned to look at photographs with more of an open mind. I never really thought that photographs had a message or were trying to say something to the viewer. I had always just thought that they were there as something cool to look at. I now have learned that the photographer uses their photographs as a way of telling a story or getting a message across.

There aren't really any questions that remain in my mind after taking this class. Just maybe why some of the pictures that we looked at in class, and wrote journals on, were chosen and why were they so important. I also was hoping that we would be taking more pictures in this class, but I still enjoyed learning about photography.

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Before I had taken this seminar, I did not know much about the history of the camera and the progression of the technology. It was interesting to see photography transform from a camera obscura room to the digital cameras we are all now familiar with. I am curious to see where the technology goes next.
I enjoyed the section about photographic truth, in regards to both the capture of the image and photo-manipulation. With the proliferation of Photoshop and the like, I have always viewed photographs skeptically. It was interesting to see how untruthful pictures affected the careers of photojournalists, a job that has always fascinated me. I also enjoyed looking at all the different styles of photography and the going to the museums to observe some of those styles better.

I don’t really have many questions left at the conclusion of this class. As I have said earlier, I am curious to see where the technology goes from where it is. I am also anxiously awaiting to see a plan to preserve the integrity of photography.

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Even before all the discussions in class I have always looked at a photograph with an open mind. I have always in a way second guessed what I was looking at. Some of the documentaries that we watched were interesting, and allowed me to look deeper into what photography really is. For me photography has always been a huge passion for me, and looking at photographers and their photos is something I always enjoyed. Most of the topics that we discussed I have looked at before, either in high school or on my own. I really enjoyed that a lot of the topics were based off how the photos effect society. This topic has always been so interesting to me, because I am interested in advertising.

Because of the discussions in class I was able to look more at manipulated photographs. I had done some brief research on it myself, but the class allowed me to look at it in different ways. Through documentaries I saw many different viewpoints and reasons on manipulated photos. I also enjoyed learning about photographers that I did not know about before. I liked viewing their photos, and learning more about their techniques and inspirations. A couple things that I was not very familiar with was the history of photography, I knew a couple things here and there but I really learned about how it evolved. It was so interesting to see how much technology has advanced and I am curious to see what will happen next.

I really do not have any remaining questions. This class as opened my mind to more photographers to look at. Even the two trips I took into the city opened to my eyes to new places and exhibits I can go and visit. The only thing that was a disappointing was that I was hoping to be taking more photographs during the course of the class. Other than that, I learned a lot in the past couple months, a lot of information that I can grow on to learn more.

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In this seminar, we have discussed certain topics that I had not learned previously. I did not know how photographs were made, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. Though I have taken photography classes for 2 years, I never really learned about the history behind the art. I think that was the most interesting part for me.

Though not drastically, our discussions did change the way I look at photographs. Since photoshop has become a part of almost everyone's lives, I have been skeptical about certain photographs. For example, my friend is a brilliant photographer, but she edits her pictures with photoshop so much, that it takes something away from the photograph. Though I have always been hesitant of believing photographs to be completely true since I learned about photoshop, I have become even more skeptical because of the topics we have discussed in class.

There are not many questions that remain in my mind after taking this class. Everything was pretty clear, after having learned it. I guess I still wonder why photographers choose certain subject matter. I also question what constitutes as controversial art anymore. Lastly, I am curious as to what the art world would be today with any form of editing that changes photographs drastically, and even in a public forum.

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Before taking this class, there were some aspects of photography of that I wasn't aware. I didn't know much about the history of photographs and how they are made. The technology has advanced so much and has made photography such a popular artform. It was neat to learn of the process that deals with developing photographs and the different types of cameras and developing processes. I also didn't know about the visual elements and design elements that went into a photo. By learning these types of things, I can look at a photo with a more artistic eye.

Now, I can dissect a photograph more thoroughly and effictively due to the subjects discussed in class. Before, I wasn't familiar with the design principles and photographic compositions. By knowing what the emphasis of the photograph is, and the proportions, the scale, and framing, I can better know what the photograph is trying to tell me. The visual elements such as line, shape, space, texture, pattern, and symbolism can also help me understand photogrphs. I can understand certain photographs more now that I know the specific elements that compose it.

All in all, I don't have many questions remaining. The one question I would have is why photographers take certain pictures. Throughout the course when we looked at works by photographers, i would ask myself "what's the point of this photograph?", or "was it necessary to choose that particular photograph to showcase?", etc. But then after seeing their documentaries and reading stories, it all boils down to the fact that photography is their mean of self-expression. Photographers take certain photos and choose certain ones because they have meaning to them. It's hard to showcase something that won't cause controversy. I think we're all entitled to our own means of self-expression and for many people photography works for them. I think that the photographs that photographers take are a reflection of them, and maybe their photographs can affect someone else as they did them.

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In this seminar class we have discussed many topics that pertain to how photography changes things both within culture, and for individuals. How the way each person can interpret a photograph can change from person to person even if they are looking at the same exact image. these are things that I never thought about before this class. The fact that photographs can change a person's idea about a certain cultural aspect, or the fact that photographs can manipulate what the public will believe.

Another thing that we talked about in class is how artists can manipulate the image that they choose to produce and show off to the public. Now-a-days people can use all sorts of photographic altering programs to change the truth of the image. This is another thing we discussed, the truth of the image. In fact, we even did an earlier assignment in which we cropped the same photo to show different perspectives of the same photograph. Though the photographs were only cropped, they still changed how they were perceived. Artists can change their image by cropping, taking out something, or even adding something. A small harmless thing such as eliminating the camera flash in the window can alter how a picture is perceived. These things are important to remember when you are looking at a photograph, as we discussed it is important to remember that one cannot always take a photograph at face value, but must sometimes wonder what else is going on in that image.

Something that we talked about in class that I have remembered throughout the semester is how imagery, especially photography can add to one's identity. Someone can see themselves in a photograph, and someone else can take a different photograph and see themselves in that. This is something that I have thought of often over the course of the class. This is an important concept, because so many different people and different cultures can be photographed differently and interpreted through different types of images. These are the certain things that I've been thinking about pertaining to this class.

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In this photography class, we discussed many topics that relate to photography and its effects on the society. We don’t realize that photography can affect us in certain ways. The way we perceive photographs can change the way we see certain perspectives. Not everyone sees a photograph the same way. Just by looking at a certain photograph, one can interpret it in a way where another may interpret it someway else.
We learned different ways where photography can change the way on distinguishes a photograph. One way photography changes the way we interpret photographs is through manipulation of the photo. Photographers can manipulate their photographs by using some sort of digital enhancement, photoshop, or just by cropping. Because of this method, these photographs that were changed were made to appeal to the audience. In a way, it is sort of like a lie. Examples of these manipulated photographs are presented in media and advertisements. Photography plays a huge role in media and especially in advertisement. The media and advertisement want to sell their products to the consumers so they “fix” them in order to show more appeal, like those makeup ads. The models in those ads do not actually look that good just because they use the certain makeup. The photo was digitally enhanced on the computer making her look good.
Most cameras today are digital. With digital, there are ways to change the photograph with options on the camera. With digital photography, the photographer can manipulate the photograph. One question that I have on my mind is, who can really tell now a day if photography is believable? Photographs are so manipulated today that you cannot tell what is real and what is false. People can now change their eye color with the click of the mouse! Also, with photographs being real or not, is there a way where photographs can actually be real? When photographs take pictures of people especially, in order to show the person’s true identity, is it really their true identity because in some photos, these people seem so posed. I see it as another way of manipulation where the photographer wants you to believe what he/she sees this person’s identity to be as.

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Never before did I really think about how identity and photography affect each other. Watching the Shelby Adams and Tierney Gearon films made me realize that pictures do not just represent items, ideas, or feelings we like or associate with, but who we are as people. These films made me realize that people have a need for self preservation, and in order to achieve that they use photography. I feel like both Adams and Gearon had a unique story that they felt they needed to share through photography.
Now, when I look at photographs I see a different side of the story depending on the photograph or if I know the photographer. For example, at the exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the photographs of different kinds of Americans from all over the country made me think that the particular photographer wanted to share his perspective on America. Another example is of Tierney Gearon, whom I feel holds onto her work as more of a personal memoir. Though there was some controversy about her work, I feel like she did not mean for her photographs to be read as insulting or pornographic, but more exposed and reflective of whom she is as a person.
Shelby Adams was somewhat of the same case. Adams wanted to document where he was from and expose these people to the world, weather it was a day to day activity or a unique practice, he needed to document the lives of these people that he felt so much a part of. Adams was also targeted for portraying his subjects in a negative light or exploiting them, however that was not his purpose. Adams felt the need to preserve this unique culture, and share it with the world, so when he was gone there would be a little part of him left in the world.
One of the only questions I have is: is it possible to figure someone out by merely looking at their photography without any prior knowledge of the person? I feel, depending on the photograph, that I would need some prior knowledge of the photographer. However, some pictures can be so apparent that no knowledge is necessary. Usually the intention of the photograph is portrayed in the title or mostly the photograph; however certain elements may or may not be picked up depending on the viewer.

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In this year's class, we discussed many topics that pertain to photography and how it changes the world we live in. Photography has a huge impact on our every day lives weather we notice it or not. It changes the way we see things, the way we understand things, and the way we feel about things. Photography is so powerful in today's society and I learned that it can be used to benefit as well as hurt society. I hadn't given much thought to how photographers edit and change a photograph so as we discussed this in class, I was really interested in hearing other opinions and learning more about it.

Towards the end of the semester, we started covering the use of photoshop and editing in photography. We watched videos and short clips, interviews and movies, all about media, propaganda, images, and advertising. I realized that images surround us every day and have tremendous effects on how we think, feel, and act. I knew that photography was used for advertising, but I never really thought about how the media uses photos, manipulates and changes photos, to persuade us into buying a product or looking a certain way.

Now, whenever I see ads in magazines or in stores, I wonder to myself how long they spent on retouching and reshaping the model. I wonder how long it took to airbrush the models skin and make her eyes and lips bigger and chisel her cheekbones. I think about what the picture might have originally looked like, then think to myself, how do I even know if this picture is real or not? It's really quite frustrating, but when it comes down to it, I can't say that editting photos is wrong because I do it myself. I edit color contrast, brighten/darken, even crop photos of my own, but where do we draw the line? I don't know weather or not enhancing colors in a photo is as bad as moving two pyramids closer together for a magazine cover.

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This photograph for Camel cigarettes is promoting the taste and appeal of cigarettes. This ad is directed towards women and teenage girls. The color of the box is pink, which appeals to women and the woman, while not blatently photoshopped (outside of her eye) is still pretty and attractive to the viewer. This become propaganda when the surgeons warning is typed tiny and in a small insignificant font in comparison to the rest of the ad minimizing who sees it and its importance.

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This is a photo ad for sky vodka. I think this was made for the product, sky vodka, to promote it and get more people to want to drink it. I think this is a manipulative photograph because it looks too perfect. I can definitely tell that it's photoshopped. There's a sexual connotation in this photo and I think the photographer used sex appeal to promote this vodka.

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This is an advertisement for HubbaBubba bubble gum. The photo is obviously manipulated to make the boy's cheeks look overwhelmingly large. I think the advertisement is meant to be comical and cute. HubbaBubba gum is aimed towards kids and teens so the advertisement focuses on teens. The comical and romantic scene appeals to a younger audience. I also feel the lack of saturation in the photo emphasizes the light pink in the boys cheeks and of the milk shake. Altogether it makes a very cute advertisement that appeals to the correct audience by using manipulation.

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This is an advertisement that is aimed at preventing the consumption of animal products. The wording states how there are thousands of animals killed annually to meet the growing demand for meat. This is clearly a staged photo, as the woman is naked and shrink wrapped. The barcode furthers the image, by making it like the woman is packaged for sale. I think that the main point of this photo is probably to promote vegetarianism, or even veganism. This advertisement was probably made by a organization like PETA, in response to animal cruelty. This most definitely is propaganda, it is a shocking image, that provokes thoughts as to whether or not it is moral to consume animals.

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This is a piece released by Amnesty International before the start of the Olympic Games held in China last time. As all eyes turned to Beijing, AI was hoping to focus the attention onto China's abysmal human rights record in a series of advertisements. This particular ad is about the record number of executions taking place in China. This campaign urges people to get involved in anyway they can, including petitioning their politicians and supporting the work Amnesty International does.

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This advertisement was made my Lucky, a brand of cigarettes. Obviously, it was made to sell cigarettes, but it is geared towards women. It is saying that these certain cigarettes will give you a slim figure. The fine print also claims, "No Throat Irritation, No Cough". This ad is propaganda because it is spreading rumors and lies just to sell a product. Although this advertisement was made before it was known how dangerous cigarettes were, it can be assumed that smoking tobacco will not help you keep a slim figure.

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This picture was part of a film by Leni Riefenstahl, likely made by a film camera and paused and copied, however that is done. Leni made it because she was told to by Hitler, or another Nazi leader. It was made to glorify the Nazi party, and show them as a good cause, one with much support and organization. It is clearly a piece of propaganda, as it was meant to affect the minds and opinions of the people living in Germany. Asking these questions does not change my opinion, as I've never been a Nazi or supported their cause. It does help to show why people may have looked favorably at them in the past though, if this is the way they were show the party.

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Start at the bottom. These all got out of order for some reason.




Here the viewer would have no idea this was a picture on a drumset, but just sees a pair of eyes staring at them.




This is of the image on the drumset, but makes it look like it was a picture itself or was photoshopped, as the microphone was real but the rest just looks like a painting of a creepy man.




Here is just one of the drum set, which seems to suggest I was a little closer than I was.



This is just the carpet, with one of the cables. This could be anywhere, and the "truth" is limited.

This is the original image. It was taken at a concert. It was an image of the set, before the band started playing

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This ad is for PETA. They use a celebrity for their advertisment to not wear fur. The slogan they use is trying try to show you that its sexy to not wear fur, and to be comfortable in your skin, which is why this celebrity is naked and is slim. Also shown in the background is the american flag, as if to say its American to do so, and something meaningful to the country. Im almost certain that this celebritys body and face were fixed up with photoshop or another kind of image software. I feel like PETA's advertisement is a little extreme but it does get the point across. Using sex appeal does attract attention to the ad, i realize that most ads use sex appeal to get the publics attention to what they are advertising, more then an average girl being fully clothed.

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this photograph was made to seem like smoking is "cool" and to help you meet pretty women like shown in the picture. Also, the people in this picture look very young and healthy and thin which is contradictory to the warning shown in the corner. It can make people associate smoking with young healthy people than people who actually get sick and die from it. This makes me think of it as propaganda because its making you think that it cant really cause harm to you even though smoking can be deadly. This changes the way i interpret the photograph because at first I just thought they were trying to make it look "cool" but now I see that it can be deceiving.

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This photograph was taken for an ad for Tipalet cigars. I think this photo might of been manipulated, editing some of the features of the woman and the man. The text is trying to give out a message that if you smoke tiaplet cigars or "blow in her face" you will automatically have a hot girl following you. Even though this photo shows a sex appeal from smoking cigars, the ad doesn't reveal the negative effects of cigars such as numerous health problems. I don't think this is a good piece of propaganda because it sends out a false message about cigars, especially since a woman will never follow you if you blow smoke in her face. By asking these questions, I realize the real truth of the ad and avoid being pulled in by its sex appeal.

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This picture was taken by PETA to propogate its message; its designed to turn the viewer into a vegan non-fur-wearer. The man stares into your eyes; who could say "no, I'd rather wear your dog" to him? He's famous too, so that gives him even more credibility to listen to. And its obvious that he loves his dog, who stares back equally vulnerably. The text on the picture helps a great deal, though PETA could use this photo almost equally as powerfully without it. Asking these kinds of questions definitely makes me more aware that this picture was meant to persuade, and stops me from being sucked in and convinced, though I normally am not anyway.

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This is an ad for Maybelline Lipstick. I think that this photo was heavily manipulated, the models face is extremely clear and evenly toned. I think because it was a close up of the models face, they may have done more editing. The text that goes along with the image also implies perfection, from just using that lipstick. This does not change the way I look at the photo. I think that the photograph is beautiful but I also know that it is not all truthful. I think its a great piece of propaganda, because for someone who is looking to find that perfect lipstick, then this ad will do it.

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This ad is to promote Newports. They are using "cool people" that are smoking to say that whoever smokes will also look cool. They know that by using good looking people that are smoking, people will buy Newports. I don't really interpret the picture differently. It's obvious that they are "selling" their product with cool people that are having fun.

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The ad above is obviously an ad for Jose Cuervo. It was made by the company and seems to be directed towards people in there 20s and 30s (because of how old the models look). This ad is very manipulative because it makes it seem like if you drink Jose Cuervo all you're dreams will come true...when in reality you just won't remember anything you did the night before and wake up with a huge head ache.

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This is an ad for proactiv, a face wash. In their commercials they claim that proactiv will clear up breakouts that exist, and prevent anymore from occurring. The intention of this ad is to prove that to potential buyers. In order to do this they place beautiful Jessica Simpson in it. Unfortunately the people don't know is that she does not look like that at all. Her skin has been smoothed out and airbrushed in order to remove any blemishes and breakouts, oh wait she must not have had any because she uses proactiv. They have also tanned her skin and whitened her teeth in this ad, just to make her look more beautiful, they know that when people associate beautiful with a product they will be more inclined to buy it. They could use the photograph of Jessica as it was taken without the edits, but that would be telling the truth, which they feel does not sell.

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This photograph was made to advertise drunk driving by the Texas Department of Transportation. It is promoting on how you should not drink and drive. In this photograph, it shows the photograph Jacqueline Saburido before and after her drunk driving incident. She was a victim who got hit by a drunk driver and is "still working to put her life back together." Having an image and words relating to the photo (like a caption) can create an emotional affect towards its audience. Asking these questions does not change the way I interpret the photograph because it doesn't look like the photograph was in any way altered to make it look better.

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This photograph was made to advertise Rimme's Matte Finish Mousse Foundation. The model is Kate Moss. She's a very famous model from England and so is the makeup brand, Rimmel. No doubt the photo is probably edited through photoshop, but it's still a beautiful photograph. This photograph was made simply to advertise the product and by using a familiar model, it makes people maybe trust the product a bit more.

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This is my original picture taken at the zoo in Central Park.

Here I cropped it to just the goat so you couldn't tell it was in the middle of a city.

In this next picture, I took out most of the trees and the goat so it more like a city photo.

In this last picture, I focused on only the trees and the lamp so it looked like a park or more residential area.