IMAGE ANALYSIS

These photographs were both taken by Albert Renger-Patzsch as part of his ‘The World is Beautiful’ collection.

The image on the left is of an industrial building and the photograph on the right is of a natural form. Both photos are in black and white with extensive contrast between the light and dark tones, the contrast emphasises a gradient from light to dark on parts of the metal.

The photo on the left is very geometric with the straight, hard, man-made metal, whereas the photo on the right is natural in its own way as the leaves have different patterns and details compared to another.

Both images use camera positioning, however the photo on the left is taken from below and has a lot of the object in the frame, whereas the one on the right is taken from a birds-eye view and has been cropped,  it focuses on a small part of the object up close to admire minor details.

The photo on the left has sharp lines created by the building, these contrast with the background of the image, the sky, which is light toned and grey without any shadows. This photograph was taken in natural lighting as of the deep shadows on parts of the building such as the underneath.