Looking At Images

We see no more than what we see. What we see and visual can be different from other peoples point of view. In the textbook, it says “Images often happens without our being aware of the process and is part of the pleasure of looking at images” (Textbook, 34). The images that we see is what we process and it’s a relationship to an object, image, or word that gives meaning, contextual idea, etc. A sign is anything that stands for something other than itself. A tool that we use to examine the context is called semiotics, which signifies something that gives meaning in a cultural way “between the image or object and the individual and those socio-cultural codes” (Handout, Garcia-Martinez). These “codes” are conveying to us through popular culture, …show more content…
In the textbook, it says “ the work of detecting social, cultural, and historical meanings in images often happens without our being aware of the process and is part of the pleasure of looking at images” (Textbook, pg 34). Images do not have value within and of themselves; they are granted diverse kinds of significance- monetary, social, and political- in a meticulous social situation. Together these separate components form an effective and cohesive message. The view represents that the model is absolutely in a pleasurable place because of the cologne. The photographer of the ad tries to express the feeling of pleasure by capturing a moment when the models facial expression and body posture appear to merge to feel like they have some kind of pleasure of each …show more content…
This could be noted as a female ready for a party/event. However, the audience may relate this to different perspectives depending on the individual. For instance, Elizabeth Banks who has a bold red lip and a red lace dress on illustrating that she is going to a festival or a casual event. Kerry Elizabeth and Penelope Cruz dresses are both elegant and sparkly demonstrating wealth and luxury. Penelope is indexical due to her facial expression and where her hands are placed, which indicates that she feels confident or even so sexy. Kristen Wiig is wearing a colorful dress that seems to be sparkly with sequins and designed with buttons, giving that style of back in the days. Gugu Mbatha-Raw dress is plain and simple with yellow that is a bright color to bring a pop to the dress. These ladies can be identified as indexical because it can indicate luxury and wealth due to where they are going and how known they are to the world. Our culture today goes back to the old days, which many celebrities are bringing back because people see what they wear and buys similar things to