The denotation within the frame is a large copy of the Bible open halfway. It appears to be on top of pure white satin. A closed rose bud on a stem is lying down the spine on top of the bible. It has a long stem cut diagonal at the bottom and has thorns. There is also a pair of handcuffs lying across the pages of the bible, one on each page with the rose stem entwined with the chain of the handcuffs. The whole image is also covered in confetti.

This photograph may have been taken to show the aspects of marriage before and after. I would expect to see the image appear on the cover of some sort of romance novel or book. The picture portrays love, romance and lust but also has a much deeper meaning; so just by looking at the cover of the novel we can almost tell what the book is going to be about. This deeper meaning to the image would make it extremely effective for a romance novel.

The shot of the photo appears to be quite close up to show the details of the image. It isn’t taken directly above, but at an angle in front so that we are able to view the images much more clearly than whether it was taken straight above or directly in front. Read more »

We are living in a world filled with a lot of problems. The countries have political issues, families have relationship problems, and human beings have problems about body image. What makes them pay more attention to their outward appearance is the problem that we need to talk about. A person’s body image can be influenced very easily because we all want to look and feel our best; however, we live in a culture in America that puts too much emphasis on physical appearance, and it relies much on a set of ideal standards portrayed by the media. Peer pressure usually is also another influence besides the media.

As society progresses, the media is giving people more pressure to fit in with a standard image. There are numerous of advertisements emphasize thinness as a standard for female beauty and muscular as a standard for male, and often emphasize sexuality and the importance of physical attractiveness in an attempt to sell products. As result, there is growing awareness regarding the pressure women and girls, men and boys are under to appear skinny and muscular. For example, whenever watching TV shows, movies or magazines, there is always something to catch people’s attention to measure their body image. Often commercials only use women who are unhealthily skinny and men who are unrealistically muscular. These are so called “perfect” bodies that we are led to believe we must have in order to be beautiful. All these have led to the destruction of millions of people’s self-esteem, and led to numerous and serious health problems like anorexia and bulimia. Read more »