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What is the subject matter?
The subject matter of this image is American realism as well as abstraction, toward urban subjects and the machine aesthetic. The picture shows Wall Street.
How is the image composed?
On the one hand, Strand offers the spectator an objective, 'straight', record of a street scene showing walking pedestrians as the sun elongates their shadows; on the other, we have a high contrast interplay of light and dark as the shadows formed by the niches of the large Morgan Trust Bank building produce a slanting geometric pattern.
What viewpoint/angle was the image taken?
This image is taken straight on and the viewpoint is behind the person being photographed. It looks horizontal.
Describe the light in each image?
The light is on the bottom of the picture. Paul uses abstraction. We have a high contrast interplay of light and dark as the shadows formed by the niches of the large Morgan Trust Bank building produce a slanting geometric pattern.
Comment on depth of field/motion in the image,as you see it?
The model in this image is in close proximity to the photographer while the background is much more blurred and looks rather vast and appears to be outside.
What strategy did they use? (How did the photographers take the image….)
The photographer is utilizing abstract photography as well as human figure photography to capture this image. The photographer used a camera and dark-room manipulation.
How does the image make you feel?
This image helps me to understand how the American life used to be. I can feel how realism comes into play in this picture. It is the typical life of those back in the 1800s.
Brief bio of photographer.
Kathya Maria Landeros is a Mexican-American photographer. She has studied English literature and Hispanic studies from Vassar College for her undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in photography from MassArt. Her photography focuses on her culture, immigration and the history of the Latina community. She is also an educator, working as a visiting assistant professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design as well as teaching higher education in California.
What is the subject matter?
The subject matter of this image is Latina-American communities and the specific storefronts of these communities.
How is the image composed?
This image is composed of a Latina laundromat, some surrounding buildings, and the surrounding landscape and sunset. Shadows are peeking in the background.
What viewpoint/angle was the image taken?
This image is the front of a store, taken straight on, slightly to the right. It appears to be taken by someone on the street outside of the laundromat.
Describe the light in each image?
The lighting in this image is soft due to the time of day. The brightest parts of the image are the windows of the laundromat, being lit artificially, and the right side of the building, lit warmly by the setting sun.
Comment on depth of field/motion in the image,as you see it?
The geography shown behind the laundromat emphasizes the depth of field and shows vastness of the landscape around the community and the sky above.
What strategy did they use? (How did the photographers take the image….)
The strategy used to capture this image is architectural photography and uses the color palette and lighting of the setting sun to emphasize the color palette and lighting of the store front.
How does the image make you feel?
This image feels very urban. The color palette of the laundromat sign and the warmth of the sunset makes this image feel like it is a welcome place.
Brief bio of photographer.
Nico Krijno works with photography, collage, book making, and performance. His work explores a lot of patterns and textures and the history of the image. His work is very playful, colorful, and nonlinear. He is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and a lot of his work revolves around the rural farm life of the community.
What is the subject matter?
The subject matter of this image femininity, chaos, and the human form. The patterns used in the image and the model and their position both emphasize womanhood and feminine qualities.
How is the image composed?
The image is composed of a multitude of floral patterned cushions, pillows, and rugs. On top of the floral objects, a woman sits, being viewed from a bird’s eye view.
What viewpoint/angle was the image taken?
This image was taken from a bird’s eye view, emphasizing the vastness of the floral patterns around the model. This angle provides a feeling of looking over the person being photographed and a feeling of superiority.
Describe the light in each image?
The contrast in this image is pretty high, making the highlight and shadows of the image stand out. The lighting on the person being photographed emphasizes the curve of their body and makes their skin tone stand out against the patterns around them.
Comment on depth of field/motion in the image,as you see it?
The subject of this image is kind of far from the photographer and the center of the image is the most in focus while the edges are darker and more out of focus.
What strategy did they use? (How did the photographers take the image….)
The photographer uses human form photography and abstract photography to create a wide field of artificial flowers around the sole model. The color palette of the floral patterns work well with the skin tone of the model and both have a very natural look to them.
How does the image make you feel?
This image creates a feeling of femininity and vastness. The floral patterns make the viewer feel a feeling of chaos and business, surrounding the single, small human form.
1) Bio of photographer.
Mariette Pathy Allen is known for her photography of the transgender community. She helped to advocate for the community as well. Since the 1980’s, she has been using her photography and wanted her audience to question what gender really is as well as the fluidity of gender. She focused as well as to how gender affects society. Her background as a painter has informed her photography in terms of color, shape, and juxtaposition.
What is the subject matter?
The subject matter of this photograph is gender and confidence.
How is the image composed?
The image is composed of a male bodied person wearing women’s tights and drag style makeup. The person being photographed appears to be squatting in a small, dark space.
What viewpoint/angle was the image taken?
The image appears to be taken from an upward angle, the person in the image looking upward and to the side to look into the camera.
Describe the light in each image?
The light on the subject is coming from an upward angle and is warm. It predominantly highlights the person’s back and face.
Comment on depth of field/motion in the image,as you see it?
This image doesn’t have a large depth of field, everything in the image is rather close to the photographer.
What strategy did they use? (How did the photographers take the image….)
The photographer uses the human form as well as specific gendered symbols to get their idea across to their audience. The sharp contrast in highlights and shadows helps emphasis the shape of the person’s body and back as well as the color of the makeup on their face.
How does the image make you feel?
This image makes me feel liberating and educated, and comfortable on the gender norms and breaking them.
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