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Formal Analysis of an Image
My formal analysis is about an image from the photographer Annie Leibovitz. The image is very powerful and she uses the composition of the image to do this. The top half of the image is mainly sky, whereas the bottom half is busier. The right side of the image is where the man has been placed in the frame. Also the shape of the ice burg on the left hand side of the image, creates a break between the two halves. The photographer Leibovitz uses the natural lighting to create the light atmosphere within the image. The dark clothing that the subject is dressed in, creates a clear and strong contrast in the image.
Three step Model of Analysis
FAVOURITE PHOTO
Out of the ten photos that we were shown, my favorite one was the image of the woman with the children surrounding her. When I first saw the photo, my initial thoughts where it was extremely intriguing and I wanted to know more about it. I really like the way the photographer edited the photo into black and white. It creates an atmosphere of war and hurt. The woman’s staring into the distance which also makes the image very intriguing. It seems like there’s a story behind the image with the setting and the emotional feelings behind the photo.
WORSE PHOTO
The photo that I disliked the most out of the ten was the photo with the woman at the seaside. My initial thoughts to the image is that it may have been taken as an accident, because the woman is not positioned very well, and there are things coming into the shot that shouldn’t be there. There’s a lot of color within this image that I do like, but the whole setting and style I don’t like. It makes me feel like I don’t understand what the photographer was trying to do.
INTERESTING PHOTO
My most interesting photo was the very last one, with the guy looking down towards the floor with a large cut on the top of his head. It made me feel slightly sick with the cut, but I was also interested because i wanted to know why he had the cut, and the reasons to why the photographer was taking his photo.