Personal Photo Analysis

This picture does not use a celebrity, but it does use many kinds of rhetorical situations. The kairos of the picture displays that this picture is taken recently. Kairos uses time to influence the audience or appeal to the audience. In this picture I was actually advertising jewelry. You can tell that the bright colors bring out the pink necklace and bracelet, but the darkness of the guitar also draws attention to the jewelry. The bright colors flash when compared to the shade of this guitar. This photo also uses logical appeal. The blue feather in my hair symbolizes a sense of innocence, but also portrays the trend of the feather. This was a quick fad, but a popular one in my hometown. If this were an advertisement it would have definitely appealed to young people because of the trends, colors, objects, and essence of the photo. This photo is also using pathos to appeal to your emotions. If it were an advertisement it would make some feel that wearing this jewelry is somewhat connected with inner beauty and talent. Some would be drawn to this picture just because of the guitar and their experience or love for music. Their enthusiasm for music or playing an instrument would draw them in.  These days there are many who enjoy listening to music and consider it a huge part of their lives. The irony about this picture is that I do not play guitar at all. I actually consider myself pretty tone deaf. This shows just how easy it is for advertisements to trick you or persuade you. By just the right placement of the guitar, my fingers, and the pick, you might have assumed playing the guitar was a profession of mine. This just adds character to the picture and catches the audience’s attention. The picture uses process to demonstrate the way this jewelry is used. The only thing this photo needs is a logo. Logos appeal to reason attempt to persuade the audience through clear reasoning and philosophy. The “advertisement” allows you to make your own assumptions and create your own ideas about it. It is also not very clear, without a logo, what exactly we are trying to sell. There are no statistics, facts or definitions, but it still has many positive rhetorical attributes. This picture is not truly intended to persuade anyone to do anything or buy anything, but with all the aspects of rhetorical appeal, it could very well be used for such.