Pix and Clicks
Photography and the New ‘Digital’ Domesticity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11170225 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harriet Riches (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 185-198 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Art Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-6540 • E-ISSN: 1741-7287 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxartj/kcx010 |
| OpenAlex | W2612521156 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In July 2012 pop-feminist blog Jezebel drew our attention to the publication of an online photography magazine aimed at a specifically female readership with the headline: ‘[f]inally, lady photojournalists get their own photo ladymag full of lady stereotypes’.1 That new digital magazine, with its cutesy diminutive name Pix, promised ‘tips, ideas and trend reports for women in photography’ that focused on a narrow and stereotypical idea of what those women might want to read.2 While the feature on photographic equipment ergonomically designed to fit women’s bodies appealed (as some respondents in the comments section agreed), the overriding focus of the magazine’s advice rankled. Combining fashion and beauty with advice on professional photographic kit, it was criticised for offering ‘smudge-proof make-up tips for long days behind the camera’; promotions for ‘seasonal flats’ to keep your feet comfortable ‘and cute’ alongside hard-wearing camera straps that are ‘stylish yet tough just like you’; and an emphasis on stereotypically feminine photographic subject matter such as ‘Photographing Newborns: A unique kind of labor’ and ‘Beauty Dish: New Jersey-based wedding photographer dishes about her camera-ready style’.
Advertising · Aesthetics · Art · Beauty · Headline · Photography · Photojournalism · Shot (pellet) · Sociology · Style (visual arts) · Subject (documents) · Subject matter · Visual arts · Art, Politics, and Modernism · Computer Science · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Fashion and Cultural Textiles
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |