Laurel's Blog

February 1, 2010

Visual Rhetoric

Filed under: Uncategorized — Laurel @ 9:11 pm

  • This image captures the hands of a smoker loading a gun with cigarettes.
  • The main focus of the image is the smoker, the gun, and the cigarettes.
  • The most prominent elements are the hands and the cigarettes. The gun is not immediately seen against the black backdrop. The artist has possibly done this on purpose so that when the observer does notice the gun it has more of an effect on them
  • The image has been cropped in such a way that only the hands of the subject are visible. This is done so that any observer can relate to the photo and put themselves in the position of the subject displayed.
  • The visual elements in this image are asymmetrical.
  • The main focuses of the picture are the actual hands, cigarettes, gun, and the main idea and title, “Smoking Kills”. The smaller text off to the side that list the different adverse affects that smoking can have are much smaller and require more attention.
  • The overall lighting of the picture is dark. This is done to portray the message that smoking is an undesirable activity to be involved in. There is contrast between the dark backdrop and the hands and cigarettes. This is done to make the image pop more.
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