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(it's all) About Me
- Conrad
- Peoria, AZ, United States
2 comments:
I saw this photograph last week and it stuck with me. The shadow tells the story along with the great look on the women's face. The lighting turned out to be in a perfect place for the image. It is crisp and harsh to make the same sort of shadow. It illuminates the women's face to draw you to the unbemused look on her face. Her outfit really adds to the "story". It helps show that she is not a naive soul. I like the placement of the subject also. She is off to the side, but the most forward thing in the image. The shadow is in the center allowing you to pull from her into the shadow. The outfit on the shadow (other than the woman's) is the icing on the cake...great job!
I agree with Stacie. The narrative quality of this image is its greatest strength. It would be placed in Barrett’s interpretive category since it is fictional, “dramatic rather than subtle” and uses the “directorial mode of photography.” It could even “offer truths about the world.” (Barrett) Camera angle is important to the success of the image. The photographer is looking down on the woman which often implies a superior/inferior relationship. The woman’s facial expression comes across as confident and secure but there is a defensive feel to her body language as she clutches the binder. Costuming, use of props, quality of light and time of day were all well chosen. The image is “open to a variety of readings.” (Barrett)
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