5. I would agree with Mary Ellen Mark, you should be straight up with who you're photographing and tell them your intention for the photograph. I think that what she means by taking a little bit of their soul is that you are photographing and taking a little bit of their emotion with you because what you take an image of someone you capture their emotion-whether it be body language, facial expression, or whatever-and a little bit of their soul and personality show.
6. I think it's beneficial and ethical to alter portraits when you are changing it to make the photograph look better, or to alter it to depict different emotion. For example changing the contrast or covering up blemishes. I think it is inappropriate when you are changing an image for blackmail or something like that.
7. In a typical day I see more portraits on facebook than anywhere else. I think that these images are used to document people's lives and their personality so that other people can get to know them via internet. These pictures are most commonly taken by friends who's only intention is to take the picture, there is no thought process or concept behind most of the images. They are strictly superficial. Whereas portraits taken by photographers for the news or advertising are trying to show emotion or have content, they are more theoretical.
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