Denotation and Connotation

Me and my dog Bob.

 Denotation:

• This picture is showing a young girl (me) in a pink dress.
• The girl is reaching gently to touch the small golden dogs face.
• The young girl is not looking at the camera (direct address) but smiling softly at the golden dog.
• The shot is large (medium large?), big enough to capture the key figures that are in focus:Girl and Dog.

Connotations:

• I think the pink dress represents the girls innocence, frailty and softness.
• I think the fact that the girl is not looking at the camera directly but is instead looking at the dog shows that she is entirely focused on the small, young dog in front of her which tells me that she is quite gentle and maybe she didn't know the picture was being taken.
• The fact that the dog is looking directly at the girl shows that the dog has some vulnerability and ,as he is young, he might be looking for a new 'mother' figure, someone he can rely on.