Blog #2

1. In chapter 8, I noticed the concept of color first because as we can see that is the only color in the whole entire text. The color in this chapter specifically on page 190-191 it talks about what color is and the meaning to the color and why it is chosen on the different panels. On page 191 the first panel it says "color as sensation, color as environment. Color as color" so this means to me that color really enhances a picture and describes a picture better than just black and white. By having color it can tell someone's mood or the importance of the image.The next concept goes along with color and that is depth. On page 190 the one panel says "tones and modeling could add depth." By adding depth to a color image really enhances the picture and gives the picture more character.

2. In this image shown it is a picture of my favorite movie "The Avengers." We see that color and depth are shown in this very well because the color of each marvel character stands out and it is also showing action to action icon. I say this because we can see that the fire on the ground looks like it is moving and the background images with the fog and even the avengers are taking action. Depth goes along with this because the little details makes the image just that much better and I like how each avenger is the center and bigger but its not just one avenger who's bigger than the rest. 

3. McClouds theories "complicate" my reading of images because I never thought about images the way he describes it and the way he sees it. I never realized that there are icons to images and each image or reading we see actually relates to something and actually has more meaning to it than I thought it actually did.