How would you describe this photograph to a person who could not see it?
A black and white photograph which uses lots of shapes, lines and contrast. There's quite a lot of negative space and different tones, the picture is also free from any people, cars and animals. How is space represented in this photograph (foreground, middle ground, background)? In this image there is a lot of negative space. The clouds in the background and the sign in the foreground below them creates the image of ice cream. The only reason to why this works is because of perspective, if he took the image from another angle you wouldn't be able to see the illusion. What is in or out of focus? How has the subject been framed/cropped? The image was not taken at a 90 degree angle, we can see this because the sign is slightly wonky which makes it become the focus of the picture, it is also the central focus as it is quite bright compared to the rest of the objects and in the centre of the image. Which part of the photograph strikes you as most interesting - captivating, surprising, puzzling, mysterious? Why? I find the house most captivating as it has a lot of details and the wood gives it a texture. Another thing that I find captivating is the sign and the tree next to the caravan as it is a really detailed object using a lot of black, giving the image a further range of tone. What questions would you ask the artist about this work, if s/he were here? I would ask him if there was a specific reason for the area that he has chosen for this photograph and I would also ask if there's a reason for not having any life in the photo. What do you think it would be like to live in this photograph? What makes you think that? It would be quite boring, it quite empty and unpopulated. It doesn't seem to be too modern, I know this because of the car and caravan, you don't find many caravans these days however in the 1900's you would. Why do you suppose the artist made this photograph? What makes you think that? I think he chose to photograph this because there's a lot of shapes included. I also think that he made this photograph so that you can see the different range of tone when you change a photograph to just be black and white. What do you think is effective about this photograph? What doesn’t work so well? I think what's effective is the contrast/tone as there is a range of blacks and white's shown, the messy composition also makes it quite interesting. |