Connotation Photos Exercise

Strength

This image portrays strength. Using a low angle, it created the look of a strong champion, standing above and towering over all by the way that the person in the image appear bigger as they would normally be. This gives power and superiority.

Loneliness

This image portrays loneliness. Using a wide shot, it created the look of someone who is lost to the world around them since the shot distance shows the disconnection of the person to everyone. There are also some people in the far background giving more of an effect.

Love

This image portrays love. Using a Birds eye view, it created the look of 2 people in love, messing around without a care in the world. The choice of setting also portrays innocence of love due to the color as well as portraying life.

Poverty

This image portrays poverty. Using a wide shot, It created the look of a rundown area with no life or color due to all the black and grey tones. The slightly defaced bin really adds to the overall effect.

Desire

This image portrays desire. Using medium shot, it created the look of inner greed and desire, The way of covering the face using hair gives the effect of not wanting the world to see the desire maybe hiding a second side that nobody sees.