As for the last couple of days I have been showing other students my photography in hopes to see which photos would be best to incorporate into my portfolio.
One of my classmates commented that this specific photo was exploitative of the subject. She also added that most photography professors would crucify you if you took pictures of the homeless.
I question is how on earth is this exploitative? I did not sell this photo to anyone.
Defination:
ex·ploit
Pronunciation: \ik-ˈsplȯit, ˈek-ˌ\
Function: transitive verb
1 : to make productive use of : utilize
ex·ploit
Pronunciation: \ik-ˈsplȯit, ˈek-ˌ\
Function: transitive verb
1 : to make productive use of : utilize
2 : to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage
I feel in no way that I am belittling this woman by taking her photo. I merely thought she was an interesting subject. As for the photo, it is a lifestyle photo. It portrayes reality and in no means exploits her.
as for utilizing her, well her photo would be useful in my portfolio.. I'm a little confused by her comment.
I know as a photograph I have the power to make a picture, but I just don't see how this could be seen as an exploitative photo.
[post script]: I gave her 4 euros after I took her picture.
1 comment:
you should smash that student in the face with a crow bar and take a picture of his/her bloody teeth on the ground and sell that in an 11" by 14" format to his sick twisted parents behind his/her back and then mail him/her the reciept and a thank you card
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