In Class: Analyzing Visuals

My initial attention is drawn to the young girl holding a cigarette. My first thought about this young girl is that she is too young to be smoking and too young to know the health risks associated with smoking and tobacco use. I immediately thought that she must be around 12 to 13 years of age. I feel like the young girl is possibly depressed because of the look on her face, the frown, and resorting to smoking. You never stopped to think that she my be doing a photoshoot for a child tobacco use campaign.

When I begin to look at the image as a whole I first see another little girl who is smaller in stature than the young girl smoking a cigarette. I believe that the other little girl may look up to the girl smoking and she looks disappointed. The second girl has her hands placed at her hips which could symbolize that the second girl is mad or in shock that her companion is resorting to smoking. As I try to look at the other parts of this image I find myself searching for another image to act as an answer as to why this picture is like it is. I can't seem to find an explanation.

I believe this image is about child tobacco use. I believe that this could be used at an ad campaign to stop child tobacco use. This image could have been taken to show to the public that there are children who are this young who smoke or use other tobacco products.

This image is intending to function as a message to inform. This is an argument to inform on the tobacco use in the world among children. This is a very effective image because the little girl looks young and people do not want to see their own children smoking or using tobacco products. This little girl serves as an example because she looks sad and this image could show how tobacco use could be a way out for some children.