Visual Analysis: The Way Children Do Not Work

The way children are forced to work under harsh conditions is a cruelty. The positioning, lighting, colours, detail and camera angle emphasise the lack of freedom children have under labour. This photo portrays a young girl sitting down in a pile of rubbish and rocks, her expression of misery and sadness is clearly seen. This photo depicts that children in labour should have freedom to not work but live a happier life
Foregrounding techniques, such as positioning, lighting, colours, and detail are used effectively to draw the viewer’s attention to the vital parts of the image. The young girl, who is kneeling is positioned to the side of the image to enable to viewer to see more of her environment. The dark lighting throughout the image portrays the image to look dark and gloomy which suggests the vulnerability she feels against labour. The shadowy colours might also suggest that she’s working underground. The dark colours – blue, black and grey create a symbolic meaning of depression and misery as the colours aren’t solid but dull and bland. The foregrounding techniques, positioning, lighting, colours and detail position the reader to understand that child labour violates children’s freedom. …show more content…
The dirt on the girl's face and clothes suggest that the environment they live in is rough and dangerous. Her environment of cans, rocks may suggest that she’s working in a mine and collecting stones as she is grasping a small rock in her left hand. The expression on her face depicts the sadness of having to be forced to work in intense labour for basic needs. The high angle shot of the individual makes the young girl look smaller and more vulnerable to the work that she is forced to do. The foregrounding techniques, detail and camera angle helps the viewer understand the harsh conditions children are forced intensively to work