“What I do see is fear of fat bodies and a belief that they need to be kept firmly out of the public eye. What I do see is photographers being trained to ‘deemphasise’ certain features, like fat, in their subjects. Shoot at this angle. Crop judiciously. Use clever lighting. Don’t be afraid to airbrush. Fat professionals are often surprised by their headshots, the jacket covers on their books, the way they are framed and presented in the media when they are shown at all, with the photographer working as hard as possible to diminish their size, even in the case of people like fat activists.”
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s.e. smith (via splatterdick)
For fuckin serious.
This is why I blog about my outfits with photos taken by either myself or Nick. It’s been hard to rethink myself as a fat subject, not a subject reaching for the normative ideal. I’m fortunate that I have a partner who takes photos of me and gives me feedback a lot of the time. For many people this isn’t possible.
I really wish I could be better at photo taking so I could take photos of fat subjects who embody their fat bodies. Does that make sense? I just want to represent fatties, basically.