What You See Isn't What You Get

While flipping through magazine articles, do you ever astop at a picture and think, "Wow I want their life!"?  Honestly, I have those same moments.  I'll be looking through a amgazine and come across a picture of a man and a woman, sitting at their table in their beautifully remodled kitchen; each one of them has a huge smile on their face.  I get that feely of envy; wishing that could be me; wishing I had a beautiful home that they do.  However images like this one, that paint a picture of what real life is supposed to look like, are not REAL.  Don't be fooled by what you see in these magazines and dont let them bring you down.  This idea is called The Myth of The Photogaphic Truth; "when a photograph is often percieved to be an unmediated copy of the real world, a trace of reality skimmed of the surafce of life"(Sturken, p.17).  These photographers and magazine editors are smart.  A photographer shoots what they want their views to see and they want you to feel a certain way when you look at their pictures.  I want you to be aware of their tactics so you dont ever have to feel bad about yourself or what you dont have.