The assignment was to read Soaking Success by Jessica Gordon. The article was about photographer Manjari Sharma and her portraits. Sharma took the photographs in the shower using natural light from a window. Sharma said, "The dynamic changed; with the running water, subjects started to share with me some pretty intimate moments of their lives."
I think the difference between portraits and snapshots is the intimacy of the photo. In snapshots everyone is posed. Using fake smiles or silly faces the models show you what they want you to see. With portraits it is much more intimate and you are trying to capture their essence, the real person. You don't want them to be posed you want them to be their selves. That's what I think the difference is between portraits and snapshots.
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