3 step analysis of a photograph (emotional response)

cindy-sherman
Cindy Sherman

I like this photo as it looks very artificial but for a reason. The way she is positioned and the exaggerated colors make her look almost like a doll figure.  When looking at her eyes, they are glazed over and looks as if there is no life in her. I think this picture represents the materialistic things that have taken over her life like the makeup and the crown she is wearing. She is more caring for the way she looks and the things she has than the way she acts. This is the reason why the colors are so saturated. Surrounded by materialistic things she looks dead.

loretta-lux
Loretta Lux

I do not like this photo as it almost looks like a painting  or a drawing. I also dislike the position she is standing in as it looks awkward and nothing like how a child would stand. It is also too perfect for example her skirt matches the green of the leaves and the background is symmetrical. The perfectness of the photo shows that it is artificial  however unlike the photo by Cindy Sherman it is artificial but I do not see the purpose. The child is not acting like a child.

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Henri Cartier Bresson

This photo interests me as the man in the picture looks like some kind of war hero with his old fashioned coat,  scarf, haircut and pipe in his mouth. He also looks very serious. I like the long distance blurry background as it gives you an opportunity to see the range in which the picture captures without loosing the focus of the photo (the man with the pipe).  Also the man looks like he is day dreaming even though someone is quiet clearly speaking to him. Maybe he is having a flashback from serving his country.

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