The
creative elements in this photo such as saturation, contrast, and angle help to
convey the subheading I chose, which was the “girl culture” segment of module
5. For example, when it comes to saturation in the photo, it adds dramatization
to the meaning and brings emphasis to the girl’s legs drawing your attention to
them. Being drawn to the legs then draws your eyes to the scale she’s stepping
on. The contrast in this photo add a more dark and ominous emotion to the
photo. This almost allows the viewer to experience what it is like for young
girls dealing with not being the “normal” weight she thinks she should be. The
angle of this photo also helps because its showing the viewer looking down at
the scale as if you are in her shoes. This could also bring about the meaning
of society looking down upon girls and always worrying about their weight and
body type. This is expressed throughout the “Girl Culture” subtopic in module
5. This particular subtopic references many female body norms and how it
effects young girls and their self-esteem and social lives. One of the examples
in the “Girl Culture” picture essay was a 13-year-old girl from Minnesota named
Lisa and in her interview, she states “People make fun of me all the time
because I’m over weight. It’s just something you try to hide from, I guess. You
don’t want other people to see.” (Lauren Greenfield, Girl Culture slide 7). In
the picture I have chosen, I believe it express’s the beauty standards of
today, it shows not only a young girl looking down to see her weight but it
portrays the way society tends to look down upon girls and even people above a
size 2. When young girls are influenced at such a young age by so many
different things telling them to be a certain size to fit in it effects not
only their self-esteem but also their mental health. This can cause mental
health disorders such as body dysmorphia, depression, and DHS or Deliberate
Self-Harm. It can cause bullying and a person to believe they are alone and
don’t “fit in” to the social norm of female bodies throughout life.
Work cited:
Lauren
Greenfield, zonezero.com, zone zero, 2001
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