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Photo analysis

  

•    This photo was taken in London, 14th June 1969. It detects Queen Elizabeth II observing the guards parade. One of the guards, as seen on the photo, lies there unconscious. Most probably because of the exhaustion and heat. One of the most evident techniques used in this photo is the repetition. The guards are arranged accordingly in two rows. Their shadows also create repetition of their own kind. Also, the thing that makes this image visually very affective is the unequal spaces. The image is cropped the way that there is practically no space behind the queen and her horse, while the raw of guards is surrounded by open space. The physical distance can symbolize the emotional and social distance of queen from the guards. The queens’ posture is one of the elements that make the viewer pay attention to the main character of the photo; the fainted guard. Her body is towards the line of guards. However her head is clearly focused towards the fallen mans body. The whole uniqueness of this photo is the simultaneous presence of symmetry and asymmetry created by one ‘defect’ in a perfect line. The point of this photo was to portray how though the job of a royal guard could be. When a viewer looks at the dead looking body between other motionless figures, that don’t even look at him, he kind of feels the exhaustion and discomfort that is felt by these people.

 

              

              •     In the first photo the most visible technique is the depth of the field. The body of a snow globe is greatly emphasized while the background is blurry. It creates the feeling of space. At the same time light from behind, are seen through snow globe glass creating beautiful contrast with background.                  

 

  •    In this photo the snow globe is not the most important subject. It also reflects the sky and clouds and is help by a person. Natural light diffuses around the glass surface. Also the sephia effect makes the lighter parts of the photo stand out more, creating a unified composition.          

 

•   This is a very proportional photo with several “layers”. First is the extremely bright background, the main source of light. Then, the beige wall that partially blocks the light, preventing the silhouette of snow globe to fade. Then the vivid yellow surface and finally the transparent curtains that almost make the “frame” for the photo. It can be said, that backlighting technique was used in this photo because subject seems to be put between the light and the camera

• The shadows are the main concept of this photo. They are making sections of the photo dark and the falling light makes the colors more vibrant. The photo is taken from the upper angle, which helps to depict the shadows better

 

• Last picture was shot vertically and possibly with telephoto lens. Its main figure is a plastic tree inside the snow globe. However the viewer instantly recognizes the subject he/she is looking at. Also the photographer might have used the mini spot technique. The light seems to be focused on one fragment of the picture (the tree) and the rest of the photo seems darker