Luigi Ghirri is an Italian born artist and photographer. Ghirri has achieved a far reaching reputation as a pioneer of contemporary photography due to his very systematic approach to photography. His picture often feature very baron backgrounds with a strongly contrasting subject. His photography often features very strong lines and structures, often photographing man-made objects or natural objects featuring very strong geometric shapes.

The lighting in the image is very flat and soft. This image is naturally lit however it seems as though it may have been overcast due to the lack of harsh shadows. It appears as thought the image was taken around mid-day as any shadows appear directly beneath the slide. The image appears to have been taken using a high F stop since the whole image is mostly in focus and there appears to be very little vignetting. There appears to be a considerable amount of grain and Gaussian blur in the image which suggests it is either taken on film (also suggested by slight discoloration on the right) or an old digital camera. The image looks rather cold.

The image features very flat tones across the background which is broken up by the strong contrast created by the bright red slide in the foreground. There is some texture created by the small ripples throughout the sand in the foreground. The piece features very strong lines  with a strong emphasis on triangles created by the slide and the small stream of water across the sound. The ripples in the sand create a repeating pattern until they slowly go out of focus as they reach the background.

The image creates an uncomfortable feeling due to the lack of human activity in an area that is supposed to be full of life. It creates an uncanny scene as something just appears to be out of place, perhaps the strong contrast created by the slide.

The rest of this collection strongly stuck to the same look however most of them had stronger contrast and saturation then the image I analysed.

Luigi also has some interesting work which has been painted back in to which helps to emphasize the strong lines in the image.

I believe Luigi will influence my project as i like the subjects which he chooses to photograph and his strong use of contrasting colors. I find the idea of using flat tones to be interesting as well as it challenges you to use contrasting colors  instead of contrasting tones.