From: Hannia
Growing up boys and girls grow up in completely different worlds. Now you may ask how is that possible? Boys and girls are raised very differently and sometimes parents don't even notice it. Boys are raised to be strong and independent. Girls are taught to always be pretty and to take care of their skin. They are taught to use eyeshadow, mascara, and anytype of makeup. All over the media a beautiful girl is described as someone who's not only skinny but has a clear soft face. While boys aren't really taught to care much about their skin. In most movies and books all the main characters are beautiful and have no scars on their faces or a single imperfection.
I have decided to use a photo of my sister looking at her scar in the mirror. She has this huge scar on her cheek from when she was younger. One day she fell and busted her cheek causing her to go to the ER and get a few stitches. She tries to cover it up using mom's makeup but isn't able to fully cover it. At first she didn't really even notice her scar growing up. Looking through social media she sees girls wearing makeup to cover acne and imperfections. She starts to notice her scar more and more as she grows up because many people do not have a scar on their face.
Growing up girls call themselves ugly because they start to get acne or because some have birthmarks on their faces. They get upset with themselves and don't believe to be just as pretty as someone with a clear face because movies and social media say otherwise. Little girls should be taught that everyone gets acne growing up or that it's normal for little girls to have a birthmark/scars. It's not something that we should make little girls and teenagers feel ashamed of, much less make them feel like they're ugly. Social media impacts girls very heavily on their beauty. If it was a boy who had a scar they wouldn't shame him for it instead people would think its cool and unique.
One creative technique I used was color. Black and white can show that the person in the picture is not happy but rather sad. Another technique that helped me achieve that my sister is not happy was facial expressions. In the picture my sister is not smiling and doesn't look enthusiastic. She looks upset and is concentrating on the makeup brush. Makeup is an important factor to this picture. The makeup is taking up most of the space on the sink showing how she wants to try and look beautiful.
3 comments:
Hello Hannia
When reading about the meaning behind the picture it resonated with me right away, you were creative with the black and white. In addition to using the mirror as the reflection of your sister looking at the mirror. I can see can the that the make-up tools and brushes are seen and how the colors emphasize her looking frustrated and sad. I think all of the creative elements are clear in this photo. The space is used uniquely and uses different angles for her to look in and focus on raw emotions in covering up something that has been there her whole life
On a more personal note, this photo stuck with me because I have felt all these emotions, especially going through puberty early on in my life. I never liked looking at myself in the mirror in the bathrooms or the locker rooms. Any chance I could get, I would want to cover up the small mark on my arm or the pimples. Though I did not know how to use beauty products at the time, it helped challenge me that it is okay. We should be encouraging girls and women to embrace what is on our skin
The message is clear in what we learn and look at through social media pictures of clear skin, and no acne or dark circles. It's full of photo editing tools and face tuning to hide things that are simply natural. In addition to hiding true beauty and making men think that all girls look like what they see on the internet. When in reality no one looks like a photo filter. I do hope this becomes more normal in recognizing that a scar is a scar, and a pimple is a pimple. All these things that appear on our skin are completely normal
This comment is from Nicole Weller
From Frances,
When you were mentioning how the scar is viewed differently between girls and boys, it really connected with what we are learning in our course material. Women are taught and viewed as being sweet and soft while men are viewed as being tough and strong so when you had explained that it is more embarrassing for a girl to have a scar, it shows how much women are judged based on their looks because we are expected to look pretty and flawless. Meanwhile if a boy has a scar it makes them look big and bad since men are viewed as strong individuals being expected to be used to things like scars. I see how you chose to use senses and face when taking this picture because you can see it on her face that she is unhappy because of the way she looks since society makes a norm for how women should look and if you don't look like that, you will be judged and looked at differently. I personally connect with this topic because I used to break out In my face a lot and because of that I felt ugly which is not the case, it is just the way society expects us to look to be considered pretty. Also I've always been a very petite person making me look younger than I am which also made me feel a certain way but that's not how it should be. I should love my body for the way it is. The way you made the color of the picture black and white is also a good creative element you used to create a message with emotion showing that this picture is supposed to be sad.
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