Barthes identifies two key elements in the picture: studium and punctum .
studium : the part that involves the public interest, the non-practitioner of his semi-willing audience. This is the part that takes the photo viewer's cultural background on the subject of that photo. This part informs, encourages. The studium
"gives pleasure to the subject "
punctum: "That fatality in which it pierces me" these are the words of Barthes to define the punctum. This is more specifically that particular photo of that photo that makes me different from others. The punctum " does enjoy the viewer"
Barthes analyzed photos of some famous photographers.
Locate the photo The army patrols the streets taken by Wessing, during the war in Nicaragua, the existence of heterogeneous elements: nuns crossing the street and the soldiers who are patrolling. These elements give rise in 'culturally defined emotional reactions, so you do not go beyond the studium.
Barthes has also faced more photos Wessing and noted that there are details (punctum), which alters the perception of 'image, make it unique.
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