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Image analysis

Technical

The lighting on Alfried is almost certainly artificial because of the way the that the light seems to come from a particular and specific height which then creates a shadow which seems to portray Alfried Newman as evil or even sinister.

The lighting looks to be positioned above Arnold whilst being angled down towards Alfried which in turn creates these menacing shadows, setting a mood within the picture

Visual

It seems that Newman chose a green filter which creates a powerful colour overall adding to the mood of the image. There is a very dark tone present despite the lighting. The texture is evident.

The composition seems to be mainly focused on the eye contact that Alfried makes with the lens and then how everything behind him is very busy, creating a sinister feel to the image.

Contextual

Alfried is known to supply nazi germany throughout WW2 shows that Newman intended to create this evil character especially as some of his Jewish family members lost their life due to the Nazi’s.

Conceptual

The idea of the image seems to be to explain how evil people create normal things to be used for bad and so the image is quite hard hitting.

LANDSCAPE

moodboard
  • who you are photographing?​
    Landscapes​
  • what you are photographing?​
    beaches , outside areas, urban landscapes, suitable previously taken pictures
  • when you are conducting the shoot?​
    I aim to start the shoot on Sunday afternoon ​
  • where you are working/ location?​
    St Ouen’s bay, Grouville, around St clement area, also using photos previously taken​
  • why you are designing the shoot in this way?​
    So I can get a range in different forms of landscape and nature​
  • how you are going to produce the images (lighting / equipment etc)? Try using exposure bracketing and begin to use manual settings on my camera, I may switch to automatic focus to be able to capture a perfect image.​
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mindmap

edits
Many of the photographers associated with new topographics including Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Nicholas Nixon and Bernd and Hiller Becher, were inspired by the man-made, selecting subject matter that was matter-of-fact. Parking lots, suburban housing and warehouses were all depicted with a beautiful stark austerity, almost in the way early photographers documented the natural landscape. An exhibition at the International Museum of Photography in Rochester, New York featuring these photographers also revealed the growing unease about how the natural landscape was being eroded by industrial development.
The new topographics were to have a decisive influence on later photographers including those artists who became known as the Düsseldorf School of Photography.

Final ideas