Thus to be ‘pretentious’ is to pretend (fake\/deceive) that you are MORE than you actually are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would say in more practical modern terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To be pretentious is to be pompous, high-nosed, and snobby. To attempt to put others down via name-dropping, luxury goods, money, or knowledge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In my decade+ experience of rubbing shoulders with the photographic world and elite, this is what I have discovered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone is insecure, and tries to feel less insecure by bullying others.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n If someone were truly self-confident, they would NOT feel the need to quote others (name drop), or “overcompensate” their lack of photographic abilities with expensive or exotic camera equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps the French — ‘pretentieux<\/a>‘. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Consider French society– everyone is striving to become aristocracy. The great film ‘Barry Lyndon<\/a>‘ by Stanley Kubrick<\/a>— a ‘common’ man strives to climb the social ladder by pretending (stretching beyond what he actually is). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Composition and philosophy analyses of his films:<\/p>\n\n\n\n See all Cinema ><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Provincetown-The-Old-Colony-5-juke-box--scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C787&ssl=1\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nModern notion of pretentious<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhy do people act pretentious?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Where does the culture of pretentiousness come from?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nKubrick Photography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Kubrick Cinema<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There is a human desire for social hierarchy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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