Technical

This image was likely taken on a camera with a fast shutter speed this is indicated by the detail around the model and the low amounts of light being picked up by the lens even with the skylight which appears to be the main source of light in the background of this image. However, in the foreground, there would have been some artificial light used. This can be seen due to the reflection off of the man’s skin which does not appear to come from the skylight. The camera would probably have been set up on a tripod to eliminate camera shake and prevent blurring.

Visual

This image has a narrow colour pallet consisting mainly of dark greys and greens. This gives the warehouse a creepy and eerie feeling that can make viewers uncomfortable. The colours also give a mysterious image to the character in the foreground. the textures in the image give a rustic and old-fashioned feel for example the rusting metal walls surrounding the man and the clouded windows in the background. the shapes visible in the image give it an industrialized feel. these shapes include the strait and sharp edges of the scaffolding and the trains.

Conceptual

This image shows the main character in the foreground to be the manager or owner of the trainyard which is suggested by the dark and ominous lighting that surrounds him. The man’s position also suggests this. his slight forward-leaning suggest that he is busy and controlling. this is also shown by the position of his hands.

Contextual

Alfred Krupp was a German steel manufacturer and inventor; the largest arms supplier of his era, which earned him the nickname “The Cannon King”. During the Second World War Krupp ensured that a continuous supply of his firm’s tanks, munitions and armaments reached the German Army. He was also responsible for moving factories from occupied countries back to Germany where they were rebuilt by the Krupp company. Krupp also built factories in German occupied countries and used the labour of over 100,000 inmates of concentration camps. This included a fuse factory inside Auschwitz. Inmates were also moved to Silesia to build a howitzer factory. It is estimated that around 70,000 of those working for Krupp died as a result of the methods employed by the guards of the camps.