VOCABULARY

Photography: Portraits: Sharing:

portrait self-portrait social media
photograph group portrait devices: smartphone, webcam,
photographer family portrait (digital), camera
photography selfie, group selfie post a photo
image,picture selfie stick put a photo on Facebook
picture-taker ≠ sitter photo-sharing website
take, edit, crop a photo share a photo
digital photo, camera upload / download a photo
iconik photograph release a photo
narnicissism, narcissistic,
narcissist.
self-centered, egocentric

Describing: Telling stories: Appearance :

in the foreground / tell a story seem / look + adjective
background autobiography appearance
sitting / standing next to capture looks
him/her is… memory / memories to pose
The picture was taken anecdote to act as
He/she is wearing event to appear as
He/she smiling symbol to pretend
This is … and that is … medium / media to look like / to resemble
We’ve been best friends authentic /z/
for … social status shallow / superficial/vain
I remember/can’t true to oneself / authentic
remember false / deceitful
It makes me think of … to alter/ to modify
to deceive / to mislead / to fool

Complete the definitions with the correct words below:

airbrush  ;draw attention ; make a fuss ;out of fashion  ; share  ; ; vain  ; viral
1. If something goes ….............…......................., it is not popular anymore.
2. If somebody is …................... , they are too proud of their appearance or abilities.
3. If you …...................... a photo, you improve it with special a computer software.
4. If something goes …..................... , it becomes extremely popular on the internet.
5. If you …..........................about something, you show unnecessary excitement or
interest about it.
6. If you …..................... something on Facebook or Twitter, you let other people
see, read or use it.
4. If you …....................... to something, you focus on it.