2. In these slides I will show some of my Facebook
pictures, and show how I’ve altered them to better
portray myself in
MEDIA
3. Before After
Many of our pictures on Facebook do not 100% accurately
portray our real life selves. We crop and alter photos to
make ourselves more appealing in the media.
4. We also have pictures that make our lives appear exciting.
Many of us want to believe that our lives are not
boring, so we put up pictures that make it appear that we
are doing exciting or exotic things.
6. The Profile Picture
My profile picture was taken in New
Mexico in 2008, which means it is
almost 4 years old.
It is cropped to make myself appear
taller. In reality I am 5’7”.
The color is enhanced to make myself
appear darker.
It is taken at an angle that makes me
appear a lot more lean than I really
am. I also look more fit.
I keep this picture because of the
amount of people that have
complimented me on it, even my
friends that see me all the time.
7. The Musician
These pictures show me sitting on my bed playing guitar. Obviously, these are the pictures that
my female friends love the most.
They’re both cropped to make myself more prominent in the picture.
The color is enhanced to make myself darker. I’m wearing clothes I don’t normally wear because
they make me look like a more “cool” musician.
The left picture is a screenshot from a video. The right picture is staged, and I’m not even
playing.
9. The “Movie Star”
This is a picture of myself and
Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel during
filming of Transformers: Revenge of
the Fallen back in 2008.
I was a military extra that was brought
in to make the military fight scenes
look more realistic.
Many people think that I’m
somewhere in the movie, not realizing
that I’m just an extra.
The color is enhanced so I don’t look
so white next to him. My gun and gear
are props.
I also cropped out the fact that both of
us were smoking.
10. The “Ladies Man”
If you’re a single, straight male, the key to making
yourself appear more attractive in the media is to
surround yourself with as many beautiful women as
possible, and take pictures! (even if you aren’t
sleeping with them)
11. The “Hero”
I only say “hero” because these pictures look
like something out of a Michael Bay film. Oh
wait…
12. It’s fascinating how different we can portray ourselves in media.
Until I took this class, I never realized how much I try to make
myself look more attractive and exciting on Facebook. I guess I
should try to be more normal. Define normal.
Editor's Notes
This template can be used as a starter file for a photo album.
