This photograph is one of my favourites and I chose it because i like the composition of it and you can tell it was a decisive moment because the main subjects are in the middle of walking. For this picture, my shutter speed was slow so I only managed to take this one photograph instead of taking loads and choosing my favourite. Although I don't have the option of picking and choosing, I am satisfied with this photograph because it was an accident but turned out to look really nice and it relates to Henri Cartier Bresson of capturing a moment that will happen only once. Before taking this photograph, I was thinking about how I will take a picture relating to the rule of thirds- the everything that is important is in the middle area and our eye is naturally drawn to that area so I would call this a successful photograph in terms of the rule of thirds.
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Henri Cartier is a type of photographer where each and every one of his photographs is uniqie and they work amazingly by themsleves. They all have something interesting going on in them, and they all portray everydays life, but the positive side of it. Henri Cartier has had a massive impact on many succesful photographers today and he was a great example of capturing a moment that will only ever happen once. His content is interesting, he captures interesting moments and he follows the rules. I like that he photographs the working class, but through his photographs he portrays them as happy which is the truth. He supports the statement that you don't need money to be happy. He was a famous photographer during the war so with his vibrant images, he uplifted the spirits of many struggling at that time. The things that were happening in the images (facial expressions, body language...) spoke for themselves, so no colour was needed to make the images happy and ful of joy.
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I think these two images work really well together. Firstly, they are both taken from different perspectives, an internal photograph and a external one. The building of flats probably have TVs in them if I look at the diptych literally. However, I like the way they compliment each other because of the same shapes ( square TV, many square windows) and it gives it quite a satisfying geometric feel. Also, the colours work well together because of the similar deep greens and dark tones. I like the way the photograph of the building is busy and there is no negative space, however the TV picture has some negative space and therefore they work together because it isn't overcrowded. |
I personally don't like these photographs together. They would work better apart or combined with a different image. I understand why they might stand together- similar colours ( pinkish skin colours) and the green salad and the green trees in the background. In both images there is a woman and they are contrasting because in the first one, the woman is smiling, but in the second one, the woman is miserable and cleaning up while the other one if having fun and eating a meal with her friends. I think the images are busy and too much is happening in both of them so it isn't working well. There is no negative space and that is essential for a diptych because that allows them to join together and work as one piece overall. |