When something is it includes narrative elements or motifs in the image.

It's A Motif

Motif and Symbol. Sometimes, examples of motif are mistakenly identified as examples of symbols. Symbols are images, ideas, sounds, or words that represent something else, and help to understand an idea or a thing.

like any other technology, art form or field, digital cameras have their own nomenclature. the alphabet soup of jargon can be as confusing and intimidating as trying to understand how all those dials, buttons, levers and menu options affect the pictures and videos that you capture. fear not, because we've defined the most important words, phrases, commands and options you'll need to know when shopping for and learning to operate your new dslr, mirrorless, smartphone or other camera.