SELFIES!! Reading Blog #1

Universal Principles of Depicting Oneself across the Centuries: From Renaissance Self-Portraits to Selfie-Photographs.

This article, as the title suggests, talks about the value and change of self-imagery throughout the centuries. Self-imagery through oil, sketching, or photography is really a portal to the innermost part of yourself. When artists draw themselves or other people, they will purposefully add items in the background to let the viewer in on a little part of who they are or their lifestyle. Oil paintings require more energy and materials while taking a selfie does not require much. Selfies are an easier way to get to know a person because of how many you can take of them! Most people have taken a part of the selfie. I myself, a little embarrassedly, take plenty of selfies. I feel because I can take so many photos, I care less about what is in the background. The most information you will get from a selfie is the main focal point; the most information you will get from a painting is the background. The first photo is of me with pretty makeup on. The second photo is showing my fun personality. You can see that in the first selfie, the background was not as thought out as in the second one. However, the second selfie is the ONLY selfie in all of these photos that cares about the background. And the background does not give as much insight as to who I am but the scenario I am in. These five pictures will give you a little insight into me: