Robert Frank:

Mine:

I took my interpretation of Robert Franks’s photograph using a street trader.  This photograph incorporates a sense of Environmental Portraiture as well as street too.  To create a similar effect I lowered the ISO and increased the contrast to enhance the black and white effects.  I also like Robert Frank, allowed for the exposure of light to create a similar effect by displaying a sense of business to the photograph. Also, differently whereas Robert Frank chose to create the girl to be further back, I chose to increase the aperture to create a minimal depth of field to allow the viewer to naturally focus on the man.  I also by cropped the photograph to  make the man fit in with the rule of thirds, attempting to make it easier for the viewer to focus on what the man is doing.   Finally, I took the photograph on a slightly lower shutter speed to capture the business of his hands effectively.  This started to increase the exposure but I balanced it nicely with a slightly lower aperture.