Questions CH1

#1 What does Barthes mean when he says "Whatever it grants to vision and whatever its manner, a photograph is always invisble; it is not it that we see"? (P.20)

#2 If self-awarness makes one more uncomfortable in front of the camera, how can we disconnect with ourselves in order to create a better self portrait?

#3 Can the photographer really control the "sentiment" created in a photograph? Do we not all see what we choose to see?

#4 Why is the photograph pure "contingency" if we have control to construct meaning from anything we see?

#5 Is the human inclination toward nostalgia what makes old photos feel so meaningful? Or is it something else?

Erin Scott