Photo ConnotationsFriday 16th of September, 28

Strength and Greed

This picture shows a mixture of strength and greed, the two boys shows the strength because they are fighting, but the boy in the back shows greed since he is eating and not sharing.This is a long shot showing the full body of both the boys and still managing to fit in the boy in the back eating the chips out of the tray.

Poverty and Weakness

This picture shows poverty and weakness because stereotypically, people in poverty dress in darker clothes since they’re cheaper and also they have some kind of bad habit which doesn’t help with the money issue. As for the weakness, the boy is protecting himself with his arms, creating a shell around him.Another long shot is being used to show how the boy is holding himself, also it’s a high angled shot, making the boy look smaller than what he actually is.

Love and Desire

This represents both love as it is a couple sharing a romantic moment, but also this could show desire it is a very expressive way to show the loving bond. This is a medium shot of the pair, to get closer to the magical moment of the kiss that they share.

Fear

The expression on the boy’s face shows a slight mood of fear.This side view is a medium shot, closing into the face. A full shot of his face isn’t needed, but also adds to the effect creating the mystery of why the boy is scared.

Danger

The boy in this photo had decided to touch the wires which could be very dangerous since the wires could have given him an electric shock.This is close up shot of the hand because it is showing the most important part of what is happening. It locks the viewer’s focus of the main event of the photo.

Wealth

This represents wealth because within one hand there is lots of pound coins. This is an extreme close up of the coins, expressing more value in each coin.

Friendship vs Loneliness

This represents friendship and loneliness. There is a group of people, but to the side is one single person, on his own. The shot used is a long shot, addressing the scene as a group of friends all together, but also showing that one male is sat, a little away from the group showing that he lonely in the group of friends.

Purity

This picture represents purity because nature is a natural and anything natural is pure. This is an extreme long shot, showing nothing but the green environment with a few buildings in the distance.