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Gary Winogrand
“Flip”
The Main reason I chose this picture was because of its visual element, being a very visual person this was the photo that I liked the most. I scanned through at least 75% of the master photographers and Gary Winogrand was the one that stood out to me the most. The soft light appears to me to be coming from the back and seems very natural. The contrasts are subtle, but the shadows are clear as day. The background consists mostly of geometric shapes which contrasts the organic element of the subject perfectly in my opinion.
The city background acts as a natural border for this piece, it is taken from a lower angle and makes the man look higher then he might actually be. The balance is very proportionate; it may be a little light on the top of the photograph but anymore would be too much in this case. Not having any color lets you really focus on the contrast of the photograph.
With all the elements of the photograph I feel that is was maybe shot using high speed tri-x film produced by Kodak. The reason I believe this is because I feel like it would be extremely difficult to capture an action shot of that caliber without the top of the line camera and the top of the line film.
I believe this picture is about excitement and joy. From the flying and free feeling expressed through the man flipping to the excitement and wonder portrayed through the spectators, everything about this photo screams positive feelings.
With all that said these are my types of photos, I tend to steer towards the positive sides of photography. Depressing photos are very powerful and can bring up some serious feelings but there are negative and depressing things everywhere that tend to bring me down. In most cases I feel like depressing and negative photos make for more powerful images.
“Flip”
The Main reason I chose this picture was because of its visual element, being a very visual person this was the photo that I liked the most. I scanned through at least 75% of the master photographers and Gary Winogrand was the one that stood out to me the most. The soft light appears to me to be coming from the back and seems very natural. The contrasts are subtle, but the shadows are clear as day. The background consists mostly of geometric shapes which contrasts the organic element of the subject perfectly in my opinion.
The city background acts as a natural border for this piece, it is taken from a lower angle and makes the man look higher then he might actually be. The balance is very proportionate; it may be a little light on the top of the photograph but anymore would be too much in this case. Not having any color lets you really focus on the contrast of the photograph.
With all the elements of the photograph I feel that is was maybe shot using high speed tri-x film produced by Kodak. The reason I believe this is because I feel like it would be extremely difficult to capture an action shot of that caliber without the top of the line camera and the top of the line film.
I believe this picture is about excitement and joy. From the flying and free feeling expressed through the man flipping to the excitement and wonder portrayed through the spectators, everything about this photo screams positive feelings.
With all that said these are my types of photos, I tend to steer towards the positive sides of photography. Depressing photos are very powerful and can bring up some serious feelings but there are negative and depressing things everywhere that tend to bring me down. In most cases I feel like depressing and negative photos make for more powerful images.