Reading a Photography or Picture

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Reading a Photography or Picture

Clothing

Reflects our personality and also be a symbol or period, culture and status.

Lights

Various lightign effect/colour provides meaning. Examples: soft, yellow light or black lighting creates a halo effect and may suggest innocence

Direction

The way of which the object, figurs, people, animal, ect are facing

Colour

White; means innocence, Black; denotes death in some cultures Hindu people mourn in the coloir of white, whilst marrying in red. Colour usually represents stereotypes for malenss and femininity.

Size

when is comes to size, larger objects are usually spotted in the foreground. Where in plain sight. Whereas samll ojects are within the background and are considered as a low priority.

Body Language

Pose/Posture, gestures and facial expression all tell the emotions of our thoughts and our feelings

Angle

Where the photograpgher has placed something or someone on the photo and form which angle are they taking the photo. High angle shot: shows dominace Low angle shot: shows submissions of the objects being viewed.

Positions

the places of objects, shapes ad figures in photography in which gives meaning.

Settings

Have symbolic significants and influence our response to a photograph. This includes: dry, soft, sharp, green, rural, ect, ect.

Object \

shapes and figures which could be people, animals, places or objects. An object can be used as a shortcut in a message but relies on the understanding of the symbol and its usage.