Portrait
Moodboard
“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.”
– Anon
– Anon
Photography research the 5c's
Dorothea lange
Composition The subject matter is a woman with 3 children. She is sat down with her hand on her face, facing away from the camera. The woman's face in my opinion is the main focus of the picture she is in the middle holding a baby with 2 younger children on either side of her. There is a strong leading line that creates a triangle around the woman with her eyes are on the sweet spot. Her face looks upset to me, I believe the woman in the image is worried about having no food, no home and no family, however the children are comforting their mum as she is alone.
The picture in my opinion has been captured in black and white as the photographer would have used a film camera. Even though it is in black and white you can see detail in the image, especially the dirt of her clothes and the worn out fabric that she is wearing, as well as the dirt on the children's hands.
The lighting used to me is natural day light with the ISO possibly set at 200 and the white balance set to day light it has been captured using a fast shutter speed as the picture is sharp while using a tripod. I think a medium depth of field has been used because the background is out of focus .The fact that the picture is in black and white helps create a light and dark tones to me creating a desperate and depressing atmosphere.
When I look at this I feel really sorry for the woman because her facial expressions show me she is worried, scared and will be faced with troubles.
The picture in my opinion has been captured in black and white as the photographer would have used a film camera. Even though it is in black and white you can see detail in the image, especially the dirt of her clothes and the worn out fabric that she is wearing, as well as the dirt on the children's hands.
The lighting used to me is natural day light with the ISO possibly set at 200 and the white balance set to day light it has been captured using a fast shutter speed as the picture is sharp while using a tripod. I think a medium depth of field has been used because the background is out of focus .The fact that the picture is in black and white helps create a light and dark tones to me creating a desperate and depressing atmosphere.
When I look at this I feel really sorry for the woman because her facial expressions show me she is worried, scared and will be faced with troubles.
Content The photograph is an old picture, it was taken in 1936 on black and white film. This is because the cameras available were film cameras unlike digital cameras that we can access today. The photograph was taken in Nipomo, California, with the picture consist of people.
ConnectionI am inspired by this photograph to work in black and white because it maikes the image contrasting and exciting to look at. In my opinion, I think the message the photographer is trying to show is that even though they are poor they still stick together as a family. The black and white makes the image more serious and striking to show this message.
Comment
I like how it the photograph shows the story of this family, that they only have each other so they all have to look after each other. I don't like how there's only a mum and there's no father for the kids, the photograph is emotive in this way. However this image is about that there is still good things in life and even if something is bad you can keep going on because at the end of it it will always get better.
I like how it the photograph shows the story of this family, that they only have each other so they all have to look after each other. I don't like how there's only a mum and there's no father for the kids, the photograph is emotive in this way. However this image is about that there is still good things in life and even if something is bad you can keep going on because at the end of it it will always get better.
Colour mood board
I have chosen this theme because I like the colours and the way the photographers have captured the models.The way the colours make them stand out more. It makes them stand out with the coloured on the back but its more around them.There shuttle colours so they pop out a bit more then basic colours.
black and white mood board
I have chosen this theme because the black and white makes the model standout like the background being like a dark black and them in a lighter colour.I think it makes there eyes and hair stand out a lot more.