Image+Analysis+MDC


 * 1) **View and discuss the Top Ten Tips for good photography on the Kodak website.**
 * 2) **Look carefully at the images provided below and answer the following questions about each.**



When I look at the image I see a very muscular, buff man dressed as if he was ready to exercise or play some sport.
 * A.** Describe what you see when you look at the image.

I think the purpose of the image is probably to inform us about what the man is doing or has done as an athlete. Maybe it's telling us how or what routines, certain foods he eats, and exercises he does to get in the shape he is in now.
 * B.** What do you think the purpose of the image is (e.g. to sell or to inform or ?)?


 * C.** Now look very carefully at the image and write down what you see in relation to the following headings.

(close up, medium or distance) || medium || Compare to surrounding text || About muscles, arms, fitness, and text is in different sizes and all capital letters with great emphasis on colors ||
 * **Look At** || **What you see** ||
 * Size || Most of the page ||
 * Type of shot
 * Angle of shot || down, facing up: front in center; mainly focused on arm ||
 * Setting || In front of orange flaming background ||
 * Framing || The picture fills most of the page while the text surrounds it ||
 * Focus || Focuses on the man, specifically his muscles and athletic figure ||
 * Color || Mainly orange and yellow ||
 * Lighting || Bright with slight shadowing ||
 * Pose || straight face, standing; focused on muscles ||
 * Composition -
 * Subject matter || Muscle fitness ||
 * Text || Different articles on muscles and fitness ||

Personally, I have neutral feelings toward the image because I neither like nor dislike it. The image isn't sending any offensive or bad message so I don't dislike it. However, the image isn't anything I take interest in so I really just have neutral feelings towards the image.
 * D**. What is your personal response to the image? Do you like or dislike it? Explain why.

I think the image is designed to make us have a positive connotation because it most likely was meant to encourage us to exercise more and be healthy. It has this effect by showing us a picture of a very fit man while writing in big print all over the cover about ways to become just as healthy.
 * E**. Consider the connotations of the image. What do you think the image is designed to make you feel? How does it have this effect?



When I look at this image, I see a man who is very well dressed and tidy in a tuxedo as if he was probably posing for something very formal and important. But at the same time, he looks like he's trying to sell, inform, or assure us about something by the way his body language is positioned.
 * A.** Describe what you see when you look at the image.

I think the purpose of this image is to inform people more about the man in the front cover.
 * B.** What do you think the purpose of the image is (e.g. to sell or to inform or ?)?

(close up, medium or distance) || medium || Compare to surrounding text || Text is a medium size, not too much written, and has a negative connotation ||
 * C.** Now look very carefully at the image and write down what you see in relation to the following headings.
 * **Look At** || **What you see** ||
 * Size || A little more than half of the page ||
 * Type of shot
 * Angle of shot || front in center ||
 * Setting || In front of blue background ||
 * Framing || Picture in middle and few text along the side and top ||
 * Focus || Focuses on the man's smile and friendly appearance ||
 * Color || Mainly blue ||
 * Lighting || Medium amount of lighting- not too dark nor too light ||
 * Pose || Friendly pose ||
 * Composition -
 * Subject matter || Governor Arnold ||
 * Text || Sarcasm about Governor Arnold ||

Personally, I neither like nor dislike this image because it has no effect on me since I don't live in California and since I don't take a huge interest in politics. If I lived in California or at least took a great interest in politics, then maybe I would know more about the man on the cover and possibly like it. Maybe I would dislike it for some political reason. But my personal response towards the image is neutral.
 * D**. What is your personal response to the image? Do you like or dislike it? Explain why.

I think the image was designed to have a negative connotation because even though the picture itself looks innocent, the words surrounding it seems negative. Although it doesn't directly say anything negative on the cover, you could tell by the way the sentence is arranged that it was meant to be sarcastic.
 * E**. Consider the connotations of the image. What do you think the image is designed to make you feel? How does it have this effect?