This image is a portrait of Alfred Krupp, taken by Arnold Newman

Visual

In this image the colour palette is primarily made up of greens and browns, this, paired with the models facial expression, helps give the image an industrial and almost sinister look. I think the image uses light very effectively in the sense that, while you can see the main light source used, a lot of the image remains fairly dark. The texture of the surfaces look metallic, giving the image a rougher look. The shapes in this image are mainly angular, such as squares/rectangles, and are 3D, which gives the image a sense of depth. In addition, the use of line has given the image a similar effect, as well as a more industrial look. Leading lines have been used effectively in this image, the multiple windows, gradually getting smaller the greater the distance, point towards the focal point in the center. This image does not follow the rule of thirds as the focal point, the model’s face, is in the center of the image.

Technical

There is little to no blur in this image, this is likely a result of a fast shutter speed. This could have been done to give the factory a vastness that seems intimidating to the viewers. The lighting in this image seems fully natural, with its source being the windows on the ceiling. The lighting used is just enough to make the model, as well as the majority of the factory, fully visible. This image possibly uses a darker aperture of around f/11, I think this because the image has a fairly large depth of field and because the image is darker in some areas. I think the shutter speed would have been quick, maybe around 1/500 as the image is fairly sharp all around with little to no blurs.

Contextual

The model of this image is Alfred Krupp, a German steel manufacturer who was born in 1812. He was the largest arms manufacturer at the time. Krupp considered employment as being something like a patriarchy, expecting obedience from all his workers, this could also be a reason for the composition of the image. As Krupp was a post-industrial-revolution steel manufacturer, he was likely making a lot of money from the steel he distributed, likely giving him more power control over his workers.

Conceptual

I think the concept behind this image is to say something about how business owners at the time got the majority of the money earned, thus making it appropriate to give the well-dressed and seated boss a sinister gaze, whereas the workers would get a far smaller portion, even with the intense physical labor they would have endured. As Krupp was a arms manufacturer, it could also be saying that wars and the people who start them are malicious instead of just.