SYMBOLS

Examples of photographs that could be used in editorials,
media imagery such as advertising to represent the following
words


GROWTH

The first is to show a plant/ flower
in various stages of "growth" and
photoshop the images into one
image showing each stage from
bud to bloom. I would control this
in a studio setting to ensure each
images lighting was the same

studio shot of dirty hands with bulbs
or seedlings cupped in the hands
with a small fork, suggesting
that it is about to be planted.

A small child in front of a tall height
chart looking up to the very top
or on tip toes pointing to the top.

EXCESS

An editorial shot of a close
up of a women with a big
designer bag on her shoulder
false eye lasses long painted nails
bright lips, lots of make up
excess gold jewelry and maybe
credit cards in her hands.


An image of two people with
laddened suitcases pushing
there trolley towards the
red customs channel at an
airport.

A row of bins, brimming with waste and
boxes showing the excess waste we make
in the western world, with maybe electrical
goods dumped by.


POVERTY

Sadly you could take the last image
described in excess and place
a family or individual looking at this
rubbish and picking items out of it
to use/take with them, I think this
image actually is too literal and is
not a symbol.

An group of hands outstretched
with symbolising "give" or "help"
these hands would be worn or
dirty.

A pair of shoes with a hole in the bottom

A purse open with a few coins in the
bottom in a pair of worn dirty hands


CRIME

A broken window or shattered glass

A front close up of the barrels of a gun
wide aperture so the two barrels are
in focus and the hand holding it is
blurred

A close up of police tape again foreground
in focus and the background blurred

A fist in a clenched hand with the word
"HATE" tattooed on it.

Still life studio shot of a pair
of handcuffs.

SILENCE

A portrait of a person with
tape across there mouth
not show in the details of the
face just the mouth

An still life shot of a finger
just placed on a closed lips

A studio shot of someone
trying to speak and another
person restrain them and putting
their hand over their mouth.

A picture of someone sitting in a
meditative state.

All of the above images
I have describe could be used
or are used in media.