Deconstructing a photograph

Denotation: this is what we can see in the image

Deconstructing a photograph?

• form
• subject – mise en scene
• shape
• image manipulation
• foreground
• background
• movement- shutter speed
• light
• texture
• angle
• framing
• balance
• composition
• shot type
• focus – depth of field

connotations: this is the meaning of the image and how the elements join to create meaning