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📌 Barthes distinguishes the motionless, objectified photographic image from the light, divided and dispersed self, arguing that “myself” never completely overlaps with “my image.”
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1. What does pose mean in portrait photography in the sense described by the material?
2. In Barthes’s distinction, what contrasts with the motionless, objectified photographic image?
3. How many simultaneous versions of a person does formal portrait photography present, according to Barthes?
What is pose in photography?
The bodily process of orienting oneself toward the camera to become an image.
What does Barthes distinguish in photographic images?
The motionless, objectified image from the light, divided self.
According to Barthes, how many versions of a person does formal portrait photography present?
Four simultaneous versions of a person.
Name one version of a person presented in formal portrait photography according to Barthes.
The person they think they are.
Name another version of a person presented in formal portrait photography according to Barthes.
The person they want others to think they are.
Name a third version of a person presented in formal portrait photography according to Barthes.
The person the photographer thinks they are.
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