everyday photograhpy

I think that I see thousands of images on a daily basis. From facebook to commercials, they bonbard us at every turn we take. It seems as thought they are a natural part of everyday life, so much to the point that we hardly stop to consider them unless we are interested in the medium ourselves. The difference between say an image captured for facebook and an image made for the sake of advertising is immense. While the profile picture is in a way a type of advertising since you are advertising yourself, it is completely different from say a perfume ad. Most profile pictures feature either the person or something that that are really into at the moment. They can be captured through a cell phone camera, a point-and-shoot, or anything else that is easy and convenient at the time. However, one does not expect an ad for an expensive fragrance to be captured with something as crude as a cell phone camera. You want to sale the fragrance to the right people and it is more appealing if it is done in a way that pays attention to even the smallest details. When taking a shot for facebook, most people don't stop to think that they are selling themselves, or an image of themselves and therefor it becomes acceptable to use almost any type of camera. Especially when that is what you have on hand the majority of the time. Facebook is a place where you can just be yourself, show off what you do or talk about how you feel and not worry about whether or not an image is too blurry or not good composition.