Finding Meaning in Visual Media
Finding Meaning in Visual Media
Finding Meaning in Visual Media
in Visual Media
Examine the picture and answer the
questions that follow.
1.What is the caption of the
visual?
2.What is the first thing that
captures your interest?
3. What is the gender of the
person in the picture?
4. What do you think is the work
of the person?
5. What message does the picture
want to convey?
You know how to read a book. But do you know how
to “read” an image or picture? Say something about
the picture. Do you understand its meaning?
1.Who are the subjects of the
image?
2. Where do you think is the
setting?
3. Where does each person
gaze?
4. What captures your attention
first?
5. What is the central message
of the image?
What is visual?
It is something you look at, such
as a picture, chart, or piece of film
that is used to illustrate something
more appealing or easier to
understand.
What is visual media?
Visual media are sources of information in the form
of visual representations. These can be abstractions,
analogues, rough illustrations or digital
reproductions of the objects. There should be an
interpretation of data, and sources may be hosted
on the internet, printed in publications, displayed
through broadcast media, or otherwise
disseminated.
Types of Visual Media
Images