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As I scroll through the images of females from a slideshow of Lauren Greenfield's Girl Culture, I notice the different images depicted in each slide. They each have their similarities and differences, but all have one theme in common: female culture in America. Some photos are rather sexual, some are pitiful, and some are a mix of both.
The picture that finally catches my eye is one where a thin lady in a hospital gown has her back turned to a scale with two people, one on each side, holding her. Keeping in mind the visual strategies used to analyze an image, let's delve further.
I found the face of the lady in the middle to be most interesting. Her face seems to be brighter than the rest of the image. Her disheveled, black hair also attracts attention, but her facial expression caught my eyes first. She looks rather tired/stressed with her head slanted one way. When I look at images, the features that stand out the most are the most interesting.
The photographer obviously has a reason to make these features stand out. She may want readers to think about how weight matters to women since the lady is in the picture is being weighed during a hospital checkup as shown by the scale behind her. Ms. Greenfield, the photographer may also want the viewers to see the stress that females are under concerning weight.
Her stance and appearance in the photo seem to emulate Jesus in a white robe. Her white hospital gown, light shining on her, and the positioning of her arms. Perhaps this is to show that being weighed is like the moment of truth, judgement day. The doctor and his assistant are also carefully examining her which can be considered judging her. Ms. Green also centers the thin lady in the photo which emphasizes the thin lady's importance in conveying Ms. Green's message. The contrast between light and shadows also adds to the emphasis. Even the fact that the lady is facing away from the scale supports the idea.
From all this, women appear to fear their body weight or at least show concern toward it. That is part of the American girl culture. Too many stars of popular media provide the ideal image of a female, setting certain standards that society supposedly accepts. In my next blog, I shall explore more of these photos.
I found the face of the lady in the middle to be most interesting. Her face seems to be brighter than the rest of the image. Her disheveled, black hair also attracts attention, but her facial expression caught my eyes first. She looks rather tired/stressed with her head slanted one way. When I look at images, the features that stand out the most are the most interesting.
The photographer obviously has a reason to make these features stand out. She may want readers to think about how weight matters to women since the lady is in the picture is being weighed during a hospital checkup as shown by the scale behind her. Ms. Greenfield, the photographer may also want the viewers to see the stress that females are under concerning weight.
Her stance and appearance in the photo seem to emulate Jesus in a white robe. Her white hospital gown, light shining on her, and the positioning of her arms. Perhaps this is to show that being weighed is like the moment of truth, judgement day. The doctor and his assistant are also carefully examining her which can be considered judging her. Ms. Green also centers the thin lady in the photo which emphasizes the thin lady's importance in conveying Ms. Green's message. The contrast between light and shadows also adds to the emphasis. Even the fact that the lady is facing away from the scale supports the idea.
From all this, women appear to fear their body weight or at least show concern toward it. That is part of the American girl culture. Too many stars of popular media provide the ideal image of a female, setting certain standards that society supposedly accepts. In my next blog, I shall explore more of these photos.
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