Photo by: Ed Clark
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When
I look at this image I see sadness, I see struggle and pain. Immediately when I
look at this picture I notice this man crying and he’s in a suit. Without
reading the caption I wouldn’t know what he is or why he’s there but its clear
that he’s the only African American in the picture. I interpret this image as a
down moment but yet disgusted. With looking at the people in the background
there’s a women who appears to also be crying while there are 5 other ladies
that are giving him a confused/disturbed look. This image to me just shows
another moment where others are looking at African Americans in a questionable
way. There isn’t another African American in the frame and just with the looks
being shown it’s very powerful. But looking at this picture further, I can see
how people may view it differently. And as said in the course module, “Might your truth be different from mine,
which might be different from that of my neighbor?” What this image uses to
the best of its ability in the photographic, Artistic and Compositional
Principals; it’s the use of Black and White. The Black and White connects with
the emotion of this image, with it being a emotional feeling seeing that the
main subject is in tears. Also the rule of thirds, the photographer doesn’t
have the subject directly in the middle where only you could see him. If he did
that, it would take away from this image because you wouldn’t be able to notice
the faces of the women in the background. And the last principle that this
image used which Is apparent is Subject Expression. Ed Clark, the photographer
captured the picture at the right time. If you caught the image when the man
wasn’t in tears you would think it’s just a regular picture. But with how he
captured it, it draws many questions and you sense the atmosphere.
Photo by: Aaron Souppouris
Photo that tells the truth!
With looking at
this image you immediately feel a sense of sympathy. Observing the surroundings of this image, you
almost know that someone wouldn’t fabricate this type of image. I come to this
sense through logic/reason. “You
know certain things because you can apply logics and reasoning.” With using
my own prior knowledge I come to a judgment of what’s truth and what’s not. But
as Professor Nordell said, it “depends on what
message you want to get across.” I believe that this photographer was clear
with what he wanted to get across and did.
(Principle 1)
Depth of Field- with looking at this image the main subject is in the
foreground. And with all the tombstones creates the perfect maximum depth of
field. And with doing that it connects perfectly to the next principle.
(Principle 2)
Use of Lines- The use of lines in this image is through the tombstones. And
ultimately it’s captured well because it makes your eyes follow them it almost
appears as if it will never end. And with the subject being on the ground it
just a beginning point for your eyes.
(Principle 3)
What feelings does the image create? – The image as I said in the beginning is
saddening. You feel a sense of sympathy because facing death of anyone you know
personally is devastating. So looking at this image immediately you come to a
sense of common courtesy.
Photo by: Zoriah
Image that doesn’t tell the truth!
This image of
the baby is interesting; it makes you think of what’s going on. The feeling
that this image gives off is that the child is alone and with the color tone
being black &white it helps that impression. The angle and position of this
image is of one that doesn’t show much. Like Professor Nordell mentioned, when he was in
Boston MA, he used a wide angle lens, which he can compress the situation and
compose it to make you think there’s more people than there really is. I
believe this picture is that same situation but opposite. With looking at the
top left, there is a hand on the swing set. And if this picture was zoomed out
and you saw the whole body of that person you would think differently of this
image. Similar to what Professor Nordell also did and said, I believe this
photographer had the same mindset. With one of his images (6:36),
he said “I got
down on a lower angle to focus the attention of his photograph on the three
individuals.” The photographer for this image has changed the meaning of
this image by simply capturing it at this angle.
(Principle 1)
Black and White- This image uses black and white, and it allows the viewer to
put their own meaning to it. When I look at this picture, its as if the child
is alone. If the picture was in color, I don’t feel that it would have the same
meaning to it. Colors in the background could easily take away from the main
subject.
(Principle 2)
Quality of Light- The lighting in this image is used appropriate and smart. The
photographer casted the light right on the child’s face and even caught the
glare in the eyes. Also the photographer darkened the hand in the top right, so
that didn’t take away from the image as well.
(Principle 3)
Keep it Simple/Subject’s Expression- with keeping it simple; using black and
white helped a lot. Also with having the subject right there centered it
doesn’t allow you to get distracted. Also with the expression the child’s face
it appears to be relaxed, so that makes the picture seem settled and organized.
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