Selfie vs. Portrait

Selfie:

Portrait:

Similarities: 

- They are both pictures of you

- they both represent your personality in some way

Differences: 

- the selfie is less formal than the portrait

- the portrait is taken by someone else

- the selfie allows you to have more control of how you want it to look, while the portrait is made by the photographer

- the selfie is how you want others to see, but the portrait is how the photographer sees you

Selfie or Portrait?

I like the portrait better because I think it represents my personality better than the selfie because it shows that I am shy and have trouble making eye contact with people when I first meet them.

Color version or black and white version? 

I like the black and white one better because it has more of a professional look to it and it helps show the lighting of the portrait better.

Differences taking your own photo vs. having someone else taking your picture: 

 -if you take your own picture you have more control over how things around you are set up

-When someone else takes your picture it is how they see your personality

- You do not have control over how you are positioned if someone else is your taking your picture

Difference in technical quality

- the selfie taken on your phone is not as detailed as the portrait which is taken with a camera

- you have more things such as the color, lighting, and detail options with your portrait

- the portrait has a less grainy look than the selfie

Why would photographers choose one over the other?

A photographer might choose one over the other depending on which expresses how they feel better. For example, the selfie might represent their personality because they chose how the way they wanted it set up, while they might like the portrait better because it has more of a formal look and shows more detail.