Manjari Sharma

The Manjari Sharma article helped me to understand the difference between a snapshot and a portrait. A snap shot is very posed and positioned and has no meaning behind it. A snapshot is pretty much staged and fake. For example, a picture of a group of people smiling into the camera is considered a snapshot because the people are posing with no feeling behind it. A portrait is, in a way, similar to a snapshot by how is can be staged or posed, but a portrait must have some type of emotionor feeling behind it. As long at the picture has meaning, then it can be categorized as a portrait.

I enjoyed looking at Manjari Sharma's pictures because they conveyed vulnerability. It was amazing how comfortable the people were in such an intimate setting. They portrayed such deep thought and feeling through the expression on their faces. Looking at these pictures definitely helped me realize the difference between a portrait and a snapshot. The idea that everyone has feelings and everyone is human really comes accross through her photographs. I enjoyed the feeling of being let in to peoples thoughts and emotions. Her photography really inspires me to do better with my portraits.