Photographs have a huge impact on how we view and perceive a story. Things like focus and clarity, framing, lighting, camera angles, size, subjects, and even associate meanings can all make a reader interpret a story in different ways. One recent event that occurred this week was the splitting of celebrities Bruce and Kris Jenner. Hundreds of news sites and blogs covered the story and gave the latest information on how Bruce and Kris are feeling post break-up. Two in particular were TMZ and ABC News.
Through an image TMZ shows that Kris and Bruce have bitter feelings towards each other
The picture of Kris has darker lighting and that coupled with her expression gives off an impression to the reader that she is mad or angry about the split. Photography-wise Bruce's picture is quite the opposite. His picture is clear, focused and has harsh bright lighting, but this is done to give the viewer a clear picture of his expression. The fact that the lighting is bright and harsh kind of shows that the spotlight is on him. The public eye is on him to see how he handles the split. The shot is zoomed-in on his face and the look in his eyes along with the fact that he is biting on his nails shows worry, stress, and even annoyance.
The information TMZ has provided in follow-up articles correlates with the impression that the reader gets from the picture. However is this information correct? No one truly knows but one could say it's not strictly off the fact that the picture is before the split.
Through an image ABC News shows that Kris and Bruce are still happy as friends post split
ABC News, who most would consider a more credible source for information also had a news story about the event. They said that even though Kris and Bruce have split, there is no animosity between the two and that they are actually friends. They even posted a photo (left) from Kris's instagram of her, Bruce, and his sons with the caption, "Another amazing night @brodyjenner @sprandoni and Bruceeeeeee!!! Too fun I love you guys!!! Best hearts #sorryTMZgotitwrongAGAINLOL".
Even without reading the caption, based off the picture the viewer get the impression that the two are happy with each other. The photo is again zoomed in on their faces to show their expressions but unlike the professional photo from TMZ, everyone looks happy in this picture. The lighting is very warm which creates a feeling of relaxation and friendliness as opposed to the stress and anger that TMZ's picture conveys.
Conclusion
The actual truth to this story probably lies somewhere in the middle. Through various photography techniques, TMZ's professional picture makes it seems like they have bitter feelings and hate each other while ABC's amateur picture makes it seem like they're best friends. They did split for a reason so I'm sure they aren't the best of friends but they don't hate each other either.
People can make the case that ABC News's photo is completely staged by Kris to make fans believe that they are still happy with each other. While she did have control of things such as the lighting, I don't think she'd lie about the situation. If the two actually did hate each other it'd boost ratings for their hit show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
TMZ used their image to attract readers while ABC used Kris's picture to shed light on the "truth". This is one clear example of how different pictures can affect a reader's perception on the same event.
The headline for this post is definitely explanatory as I would not have to click on it to know exactly what he is talking about and how he might approach the topic. Brandon chose a great story as celebrity news and gossip is always a hot topic. With these topics there is always controversy over what is right or wrong and his opinion stated that. The picture choice for the two news articles were well critiqued by Brandon as he chose the different lighting and emotions expressed in each picture. The first picture that makes the split look rough is a great reason why TMZ may not be the best news choice as the question behind each picture is "when were those photos taken exactly?" Those expressions could easily be made by anybody not looking or in Kris' case, possibly being surprised by a camera.
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That is a link to a gossip site that talks about how fed up Bruce was with being a pushover in the eyes of everybody even friends. It also uses a picture much like TMZ (what a surprise) where the expressions of both show the distraught nature of the separation occurring. I found it extremely hard to search for photos like the one Kris posted showing things are going smoothly amid divorce as news stories and gossip lovers/readers alike love gossip type photos and headlines regardless if true or not. It's like an online or paper version of high school where the gossip is usually bad and seemingly strong enough to get everyone talking about if its true or not and most people will believe in the headline instead of the source first. Now, I realize even more how deceiving news stories can be just by different ways in using a photo(s).
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