Author Topic: Why do people produce photographs depicting themselves in grayscale so often? (Read 2398 times)

DrenDran · February 25, 2011, 02:47:41 AM

I do not understand the significance, is it supposed or intended to express some profound appreciation or nostalgic emotions towards the inferior photographic technology of the last century? Someone explain to me the purpose behind people subjecting themselves to the effort to actually decrease the quality of their photographs, for example, for a profile picture, for example, on facebook.
Just wondering.

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SpreadsPlague · February 25, 2011, 02:49:32 AM

~~they're emo friends~~

because it's "cool" and it will make them seem "artsy"

though I may have been more correct the first time.

DrenDran · February 25, 2011, 02:50:40 AM

Quote from: SpreadsPlague on February 25, 2011, 02:49:32 AM

~~they're emo friends~~

So people decrease the quality of depictions of them as a way to express that they do not believe they are 'worthy' of a higher quality picture for emotional gratification? Quite strange indeed.
Or that other thing you said.

SpreadsPlague · February 25, 2011, 02:57:48 AM

Quote from: DrenDran on February 25, 2011, 02:50:40 AM

So people decrease the quality of depictions of them as a way to express that they do not believe they are 'worthy' of a higher quality picture for emotional gratification? Quite strange indeed.

honestly, yes, this is really the only reason that comes to my mind.

well without some of the big vocabulary there, but you see my point.