Connotations Photo Exercise

     

                                                                                                            Strength 
We decided to have a someone stand on a balcony with the camera at a low angle, we also used props (the balcony) so the subject is above the ground this shows that the subject is superior to those who are below him.

                         

                            Poverty
For this shot we decided to have someone laying/ sitting outside with the camera at a wide shot so we could show the surroundings of the area, we decided to use a prop of a bench in the college.

                           

                             Love
We decided to have a wide shot of two people     holding hands, we decided to have the shot from behind because the only thing that you can tell from this image is that they 'love' each other as all you can see is them holding hands.

                            Fear
For this image our group chose to have a shaded silhouette behind an oblivious young person, we used a medium shot. We decided to use this image because having someone follow you around can be very scary to some.

                          Desire
For this image we originally were going to have an over the shoulder shot with an object in focus, due to complications we had to go for a less subtle approach showing a side shot of someone 'desiring' a drink.

                         

                               Danger
Our group decided that a POV shot from high up
would be the best option, I decided to have my feet
slightly dangling off an edge, the reason why we wanted to do this is because; photos like this are supposed to make the viewer
anxious by putting themselves in that position showing the true danger of the situation.

                 
                        Wealth
When we were first planning this image we were unsure of what we were going to do, after some time we chose to have a slight dutch angle of someone holding money/cards, we decided to do this because most times you see a dutch angle it's usually of a nice car or a luxurious item. We played to that stereotype for this image so it's clear it's supposed to be 'showing off'.

                     
                       Weakness
For this image we had all agreed to do the opposite of strength and have an image from a high angle, this shows the person being weak. The image is ominous an implies something 'bad' may be about to happen.

                 
                     
                         Friendship
We were unsure what to do for the friendship image so we decided to keep it simple and have a mid shot of two people hugging, because of the facial expressions you can tell the two are not in love and it's more of a 'friendly' hug.




                         
                           
                            Purity
 For this image we were again unsure what to do so we decided to do something simple like a mid shot of a person returning a purse instead of stealing it. We used a mid shot because it's the perfect option for a picture like this, it shows all that you need to see in the frame.