Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Analyze the picture.


  • What do you see? Two small red shaped on someone
  • What is the image about? Photograph showing cutaneous melanoma
  • There is part of a person present in the image.
  • Can the image be looked at different ways? Possibly, but I do no believe so.
  • How effective is the image as a visual message? I think once I tell the person exactly what the image is showing it will be very effective.
Visual analysis 
  • How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground? Not Applicable
  • What are the most important visual elements in the image? How can you tell? The spots on the arm. There is only a body part otherwise in the image.
  • How is color used? Not Applicable
  • Can the image be looked at different ways? No
  • What meanings are conveyed by design choices? Not Applicable
Contextual information 
  • What information accompanies the image? Not Applicable
  • Does the text change how you see the image? How? No. I knew what I was looking for.
  • Is the textual information intended to be factual and inform, or is it intended to influence what and how you see? When I create my slideshow, I intend to use the textual information to be factual and inform.
  • What kind of context does the information provide? Does it answer the questions Where, How, Why, and For whom was the image made? Not Applicable
Image source 
  • Where did you find the image? I found the image in Picasa.
  • What information does the source provide about the origins of the image? The person who took the picture
  • Is the source reliable and trustworthy? I believe so but there is not much information about the person distributing the picture
  • Was the image found in an image database, or was it being used in another context to convey meaning? It wasn’t found in an image database, and it was not being used in another context
Technical quality 
  • Is the image large enough to suit your purposes? Yes, the image is large enough to suit the purpose of the picture.
  • Are the color, light, and balance true? I believe so. Hard to tell without concrete evidence as to what body part is being looked at
  • Is the image a quality digital image, without pixelation or distortion? Yes, it is a quality image
  • Is the image in a file format you can use? Yes, this image is in a format that I can use.

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