Get The Photographer As Aggressor - Bill Jay

Theme of the Lesson The story 'With the Photographer' conveys the theme of original self and distorted self. It also gives a message of acceptance and confidence.

Enhanced Document Preview:Erick Sakaguchi A-S280-201 24 January 2022 Critical Reading Summary 1. Subject matter is so important to Bill Jay because it is the fundamental principle of photography, and at the same time it is the least discussed area of the medium, especially among young people.

With the Photographer Summary In With the Photographer by Stephen Leacock we have the theme of insecurity, anger, appearance, confidence, acceptance and control.

The story 'With the Photographer' conveys the theme of original self and distorted self. It also gives a message of acceptance and confidence. While the author is at the studio, waiting for his turn, he reads a few magazines which carry photos of models.

He had rotouched his eyes. He had removed the hari low on the skull. His mouth had been adjusted too. For this the writer was angry with the photographer.

For many years, he used a fully manual Nikon FM2, before partially succumbing to a digital camera – a lowly Nikon D40x with its 10MP sensor and max 1600 sensitivity. Cunningham's photos were often poorly framed, slightly soft, and grainy – the type of photo that might be eviscerated in a photo critique.

The title of the story, “With the Photographer” is justified as the story is all about the author's encounter with a photographer. The story is a humorous account of the author's experience of getting his photograph taken. The author goes to a photographer's studio and is made to wait for a long time.

The author was angry with the photographer because the photo which he got was complete distortion of his face and figure. His eyebrow was removed. It did not look like a photo of his own.