The thing that stands out to me the most in this photo is the pile of colorful vegetables on the counter. It’s a nice contrast with the stark white of the tile, and the bright red cabinet beneath it. This photo is most certainly staged, there are too many veggies there to fit in the little tiny pot, so I really don’t believe this little girl was hanging out getting ready to help her mom cook dinner.
The photo is taken at eye level of the child, so it looks to me to really want to paint the picture of being kid friendly, and wanting children to relate to the site I took this photo from. It’s a website about vegetarian living, with recipes and a forum where people can ask questions. This photo was from an article on the site that answered questions a woman had about her child who is a vegetarian while she and her husband are not.
This picture really says to me “C’mon kids, being vegetarian is fun! Let’s play with all these colorful things!” And while I appreciate that sentiment, it gives a really small representation of all of the things I think kids find fun to eat.
I think all groups want to paint a certain picture of themselves, and people that are adamant about being vegetarian or vegan, and are really adamant that their children are the same are going to work hard to put themselves out there as “the only way to be”. This photo is a good representation of that, this child looks happy and ready to dig into those vegetables. I think a candid shot of children helping their parents prepare vegetables would have been a better choice. Rather, I think I would have felt better about how it was presented in the article, if it had been a candid shot.
N.d. Photograph. Savvy Vegetarian. 12 July 2012. Web. 4 Nov. 2012. <http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/blog/advice/8-yr-old-goes-vegetarian-mom-concerned-about-calories>.
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