Denotation and Connotation

Denotation:

• There are two people in the picture
• One person is an old man, the other person is a little baby.
• The old man has a tube through his nose.
• They are both on a hospital bed.
• The old man is wearing glasses.
• They are both looking at each other.
• This shot is a wide medium shot??

Connotation:

• The two people in the picture look they are related, the baby could be the old man's great granddaughter or just granddaughter.
• The old man has a tube in his nose could suggest that he is near death or is very ill.
• Also they are on a hospital bed which could mean the the old man is dying and he wanted to see his granddaughter before he died.
• Because the old man is wearing glasses, that could show that he can't see properly-that could also be the reason is is staring at the baby very intently- or he is sad that he is dying and wants to get a good look at his granddaughter. The baby is looking back because she could be fascinated by this old man looking at her or she is very scared that a weird old man is looking at her.... (maybe..)