Man Ray's pairing of positive and negative images alludes to the technical process of the image's creation. the title 'Black and White' 1926, also refers to the elements in the composition; I found the that a Juxta position is created when we see the women face next to the West African ceremonial mask.
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This particular portrait is of Spencer Tracy. His positioning and facial expression shows the audience a bit about him and his personality. We can see that this man is very confident and has a cheeky aspect within him, as his grin makes it seem as if he is 'up to something'
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The model in this image is called Gypsy Rose Lee. Her long classic black dress represents class and sophistication and beauty. Her positioning of her arm on the wall makes her seem flirtatious, which correlates with her fish net tights, and the slit in her dress.
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The character postioned in an awkward yet comfortable position is named Noel Coward. His positinoning shows that he is timid as he is hid away in the corner and keeping to himself, however his eyes are squiniting which might imply he is wise.
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This photograph is titled 'glass tears' and is one of my favourites from the radical eye exhibition. The women's gaze shows her expression as she's looking up as if she were sighing or wishing for something. This makes us empathise for the girl as we begin to wonder what she is wishing for, as she is deep in thought. Her tears are infact like 'glass' this could be portrayed as a metaphor, as her tears are not real. This could mean she is holding them back to show her strenght and power as a women
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In this 'a forgotten model' photograph expression and thought is key. I think the picture represents sadness and regret, as the models positioning shows that his is upset his head is down which might imply he has done something wrong or bad. The composition of the image leads out eye because the back wall is supposed to be the seaside or ocean however the two side wall misleads this as they are both normal wallpapers which immediately confuses our eyes.
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This image is titles 'Nude' by Edward Weston from 1927. The image consist of many different shapes i not only spotted the obvious circle and triangle but after studying the image you can find hexagons vocals semicircles, rectangles and much more. This creates layers and abstraction in the structure of the image. Edward Weston has manages to create shadows in the image using light creating contrast between her skin, shadows and the wall in the back. This makes the girl seem more abstract as the position she is in also makes the photograph seem more abstract as her body is folded in not a normal position. The fact that no facial expression is shown is effective as the emotion in the photograph comes from the positioning of the girls body which i think is representing sadness as her facing is facing down, and she is hiding away, which may be i sign of embarrassment. |
Iise Bing has positioned the ripped up Greta Carbo Poster for the centre view point of the photograph. although the poster is more on the right of the image the contrast between the white ripped and broken wall and the black surrounding draws our attention to it. The photograph has had an impact and created a comment the american dream, as it represents loss and distress, by he way the building is falling down and the rest of the surroundings looks abandoned. This could be giving us a message that at this certain time, life was not at its finest. The image is in black and white which increases the contrast and makes the image look older. i think the image is eye catching as the famous Greta carbo poster can still be recognised even though its half ripped. The fact that the eyes are ripped from the poster creates a loss of emotion in the photograph as eyes tell us a lot, and could have given us an insight of how she is.
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This Photograph was titled 'Floyd Burroughs' by Walter Evan. Evans was part of a group of photographers that were commissioned by the FSA, the farm security Administration, to the document the plight of very poor and impoverished workers during the depression in the US. I think that this image shows and represents this history well. My main focal point of this image are the mans eyes. i think the way his is gazing into the camera shows his pain and what he has been through. he is slightly squinting which shows he is wise and we can tell he is a worker.
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Paul Strand has positioned his view point of 'wall, street. NY' at an angle which creates the lighting and shadows of the photograph. The angle of the image makes it seem as if the windows are very big, which creates a perspective as the people at the bottom seem much smaller. The light is natural and coming from the left front of the image which is stretching the peoples shadows making them seem more significant.
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The 'Mongolian blossom' photographed by Imogene Cunningham in 1927 represents structure in a delicate way. The composition of the images presents the pure white, big leaves which are all surrounding the main focus point which draws our attention which is the centre bead of the flower. I think this is the centre as it brings more detail to the image as the rest of it is so simplistic, which keeps the viewers eyes on it for longer.
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This photograph 'photographic construction' shows structure well. the different shapes are not only created by objects but also by shadows and light in the set up. The light is coming from the front and right side of the image which is creating the shadow and adding more shapes to the photograph. The image has been manipulated as although there is only two solid objects the lighting is creating more.
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The title of this image is 'humanly impossible' created by Hebert Beyer. The main focus point in this image is interesting as your eye get pulled around the image to try and figure out what has happened as a piece of the mans arm is gone and he is holding it in his hands. his facial expression shows shock witch adds a comedy factor to the image, and he doesn't look like he is in pain. i think the image may be a metaphor which creates an enigma as it encourages the viewers to try to understand whats actually happening.
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This image is titles "migrant mother'" it was my favourite image in the whole exhibition as i feel like the emotions in the image tell the mothers whole story and it really makes you engage with the picture. The two young children in the background are facing the opposite way to there mum which shows sadness and might even signify pain and/or passed experience trauma. this piece of work comes from the documents part of the exhibition in room 5. i think this room was especially engaging as each image told a story.
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The black and white composition in this image is important as it creates the shadows and tones which help the image develop its features and structure. This was one of the favourite pieces of work in the exhibition and was an original contact frames in a beautiful gold frame. i think that the scale between the small image and big frame is effective as it gives us a realism effective and we seem to understand that the image isn't real but we tend to forget that all photographs are from real life.
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i found this image the most inspiring and effective to analyse. this is because although the tree looks as if it has been printed and mounted on the white background there is a sense of realism in the photographs and we can see the roots and the mount in the ground from the real tree. i found that the distinction of nature in this image was very clear as he has separated the nature with structure almost like man v nature.
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I thought this image was effective as the contrast between the blue sky and the white square background immediately captures the viewers eye. I also like the fact you can tell that the background is a prop as you can see the wrinkles in the paper, which gives it a less realistic view. The brown and green grass distracts the focus point as it creates an enigma about what time of year the image was taken.
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This image is slightly different to the other two images as its taken a a different time or year with a different surrounding and environment. i found this eye catching and effective as the white background almost blends into the sky which makes it look as if the tree has been edited alone, and shows that structure has completely taken over the nature factor of the image.
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I think the way the bouquet of flowers are hanging upside is extremely effective, it gives a different sense of structure as the gravity is pulling them down and the fallen flowers are laying below which gives a sense of reflection.
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I thought this image was effective as the plant is abstract and quite abnormal. the bright orange colour of the plant also adds a capturing factor and catches peoples eye. i think the centre positing of the flowers are important.
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i like the way she has included wildlife animals in her images. Butterflies are such beautiful and majestic animals it brings a sense of magic to the image. the green and purple work well in contrast together.
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The different types of work are all shown on these contact sheets. Tillman varies his work between colours, textures and the way the images are staged and presented. i think this is effective as it shows his talent and creativity in different ways. for example, The 3rd 4th and 5th image on this contact sheet shows a pixelated background formed by many miniature lack white and a few green squares. this shows texture and also simplicity at the same time as although the pattern is complex it repeats itself. One image which contrasts with this work is the smooth ombre sunset at the bottom of the second contact sheet. this image shows building up of colours and also makes your feel calm unlike the pixelated photo.
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I think that this image is effective as it combines abstraction and the lack of a structure to capture the viewers eye, as the image looks 'wrong'.
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These two images are very similar however the difference in colour between them make them seem so much more different and unique.
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This image was my favourite out of all the photographs in the exhibition. i found the structure amusing as it creates an illusion as our eyes see the piece of folded paper and think that it is coming out of the frame however the image is 2d. The composition of shadows and light throughout the image is also important as it creates the texture and the feel of the image. The main focus point of the photograph is inside the paper as it shows us a different view from the rest.
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Simon Phipps work
This photograph was taken by Simon Phipps. T he way he has capture the long/wide brutalist building is effective as we see the scale of the building compared to trees which makes the building look bigger. The way he has captured the image lets us see more of the surrounding.
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My work
I photographed the ministry of justice brutalist building fro a worms eye view as i thought that this would only capture the true scale of the image. i also though that the image in black and white created a contrast between the windows which was more effective as it brings out the detail in the building.
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This video shows a variety of the different brutalist buildings which's details have all been simplified and edited in photoshop. Tp create his unrealistic shadow look he fill in different shapes and sections of his image in solid colour so there is not reflection of light or shadow were it is not needed. This is what gives it its unrealistic look as it is almost like perfection.
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Here are the contact sheets showing different angles of both a skeleton and a real person. i used these images to try and combine them and changed the opacity so that it looked as if these were her actual bones. i took picture of different parts of the body so that i could focus on the detail of the structure much easier.
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