Pay close attention to the types and number of photographic portraits you see in one day. Where did you see them? How do you think that the content of the portrait changes based on the context in which you see the image (news, facebook, magazine, advertisement, television, youtube, etc)? In other words, what is the difference between the portraits you see on facebook vs. those on the news? What is the difference between the “viewpoint” of the photographer in each situation? What is the difference between their “intents”?
I see plenty of portraits in magazines, on facebook, on internet and newspaper ads, on movie and book covers, in photo albums, and in art. An example of how the content changes is in an artistic photograph there may be just the person with a blackened background, or the background will usually be something that brings about the emotion of the picture. On facebook, alot of people don't pay attention to the background so you get alot of unprofessional pics that they are happy with, but is in a bathroom or in front of a dumpster. The ones you see on the news definitely needs a background that conveys the message of the story. The difference in viewpoint would be that on facebook, the viewpoint is usually straight on while a newspaper article or a work of art is straight on or maybe done in another angle that amplifies the piece. Also, the intent of someone taking a pic for facebook is for laughs and comments, and usually to keep a memory. For the news, it is strictly to capture the best picture that describes what is going on in the article.
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