What i see, What it means, and how do you know.
In this photograph i see, what seems to be, a man smiling. he has white skin and also white teeth. He has a bit of peach fuzz on his upper lip but it is not a whole lot. this picture is a close up of this person's mouth as the person was smiling. There is a completely black background that makes you focus on the teeth. There are also little specs of stains on the teeth.
What i feel this photograph means is a few things. This photo could turn off some people who are neat freak and germaphobes. This photograph could also make someone feel happy and in a good mood. On the other hand, someone could also feel depressed because of this picture.
The evidence i have to support my interpretations are as the following. This may turn off a neat freak and what not just because of the persons teeth. It kind of looks like the person has not brushed their teeth in quite some time. This may make someone happy just because of the simple fact that the person in the photograph is smiling. Some people, whenever they see a smile, even if it's a photograph, they get happy and smile too. Last but not least, This photo also may make someone sad or depressed. The background in the picture is a pure black and that is a depressing color. Some people also may think that the smile is fake and that might make someone sad as well.
Thanks for your interpretation of this photograph, Austin! It is interesting that you read the subject as a male...I initially thought it a female until I started reading student comments...now, it is a mystery to me!
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy your varied interpretations of the image...Indeed, images can hold different meanings to different individuals.