Reading a Photograph or a Picture

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Reading a Photograph or a Picture

Clothing

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

Light

Various lighting effects/colours provide meaning. Example: soft, yellow light or back lighting creates a halo effect and may suggest innocence.

Direction

The way of which the objects, figures, people, animal, etc are facing

Colour

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

Size

When it comes to size, large objects are usually spotted in the foreground/where in plain sight. Whereas small objects are within the background and are considered as a low priority.

Body Language

Pose/Posture, gesture and facial expression all tell the emotion of our thoughts and our feelings.

Angle

Where the photographer has placed something or someone in the photo and from which angel are they taking the photo. High angle shot: shows dominance Low angle shot: shows submission of the object being viewed.

Position

the placing pof objects, shapes, and figures in photographs in which gives meaning.

Settings

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

Objects

shapes and figures which could be people, animals, places or objects. An object can be used through a number of ways for shortcuts in a message but relies on the understanding of the symbol and it's usage.