 |
DAY 270 | SOCIAL & POLITICAL COMMENTARY |
Presidential Presence
WHAT ARE WE REALLY LOOKING AT?
Creating presidential presence is a practiced, formal process. Clothing, stance, physical and verbal responses and gestures all come together to create a particular visual image. Coupled with choices made by a presidential staff about where, when, and how a president meets his public, a presidential appearance is formed. This presence is used to sway public opinion, push an agenda, and highlight topics of interest to the president and first lady.
Photography plays a huge role in creating what the public sees and understands the president to be—the ...
Get The Daily Book of Photography now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
