Activity 2: Self Image

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Find images in the media, which have been used to represent attractive and unattractive aspects of the human face. Examine and record carefully the photographic techniques used to accentuate both these qualities, drawing up a list that relates to the images you have found. 

• List the physical characteristics that we have come to admire in both the male and female face and write 100 words in response to the following questions: 

1. Do you believe that media images or public opinion are responsible for the characteristics of beauty becoming universal stereotypes? 
2. Do you believe people admiring media images of glamorous models can do any harm?

Attractive:

   

Photogenic techniques for attractive people in society is guys have a nice and clearly seen jawline, obviously already being "pretty" or "attractive", and girls having perfectly done make up that people think is nice (society again portraying whats good and not), and guys having some facial hair. These 4 people are very huge in society and are very well considered perfect or attractive. 

Unattractive:

 Unattractive people in society obviously have (to others) no photogenic technique at all. They do not have the perfectness or demand of good looking genes that society demands or wants.


I strongly believe that media images and public opinions are COMPLETELY responsible for the characteristics of beauty becoming universal stereotypes. Many people are very scared to go off and do there own things and be themselves because they want acceptance. They believe if society accepts me and they like me for what they technically pressured me into doing then I will be happy, when doing this makes matters so much worse. You can never become happy with yourself and who you are until you do your own thing and are comfortable with what YOU want and what YOU think is okay not society. People admiring media images of glamorous models can do very much harm. Many people have died from following along with what they see when they do not understand IT IS NOT REAL. Pictures are photoshopped to hell, in the movies someone can do drugs or die or do something very dangerous but THEY ARE NOT REALLY DOING IT and some people think "I can do that and be just like them, ill be fine" when that is not is okay. We let society choose our behavior, actions, looks, clothes, everything. WE practically let it control us. We have to do our own thing and be ourselves. Once we as society acknowledge that and understand that, then no ones opinions will matter and we can be happy. Purely happy with ourselves as people.