Analyzing Images
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ANALYZING IMAGES
IN AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION
WHAT IS YOUR FIRST RESPONSE?
WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OR CONTENT?
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE?
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL PURPOSES?
HOW IS THE IMAGE ARRANGED?
- Can you diagram it?
- What is the effect of the arrangement?
ARRANGEMENT
- Focal point and emphasis
- Figure-ground contrast
- Grouping: proximity & similarity
- Color
- Continuation
ARRANGEMENT
- Line
- Closure
- Story
FOCAL POINT AND EMPHASIS
DIFFERENT, UNUSUAL, UNEXPECTED?
FIGURE-GROUND CONTRAST
GROUPING
PROXIMITY
GROUPING
SIMILARITY
COLOR
CONTINUATION
LINE
CLOSURE
STORY
WHAT STRIKES YOU
AS IMPORTANT, INTERESTING, OR EMOTIONALLY MOVING?
CONTEXT
ARE THERE SYMBOLIC ELEMENTS?
WHAT IS THE MEDIUM?
WHAT DO YOU NORMALLY EXPECT FROM IMAGES IN THIS MEDIUM?
WHAT IS THE GENRE?
DOES THE IMAGE CONFORM TO GENRE CONVENTIONS?
