Artist study things

Bruce Davidson-

Statue of liberty-

This is a photograph of the statue of Liberty which was taken in 1986 by Bruce Davidson. This image is taken in portrait; this was done to show the height of the statue in front of two sky scrapers. In this photograph there’s only three main points of emphasis, the main one being the statue of Liberty which is placed in the foreground. This was done so the statue is the main point of focus for the audience. There are also two sky scrapers which I believe to be the Twin Towers; this makes the photograph even more historic and symbolic as they do no longer exist and are both giant landmarks in America. Everything in the shot is in focus; he could have had the statue in focus and the buildings slightly out of focus to put more emphasis of the statue. The statue is significantly placed in the middle of the two towers; this is to get all the landmarks in shot at once. The image makes me feel about the significance of all three items in shot and how they are important to America. I also think the framing is exceptionally good as it gets all three landmarks together in one shot. CHANGE THE PARA ON PHOTOSHOP TO THIS

Arrest of a demonstrator-

This photograph shows a black woman being arrested by the police in Alabama in 1963. This was in the time of major segregation and racism, this is a powerful picture as it is set in the time where black woman had hardly any say in what happens and were targeted by the police due to racism. Birmingham, Alabama was described by many as the worst city in America for racism, this makes the picture even stronger as it was taken in the thick of racism and injustice towards black people. The people in the foreground are focused nicely; this contrasts to the background where it is slightly out of focus. This puts the emphasis on the people and shows the audience the police taking the

women away. This image is also very symbolic as this was taken when racism was big, especially in Alabama at this moment in time. It also shows the revelation of overcoming racism and becoming more accepting of different beliefs and points of views. The photograph gives off a suppressing vibe as it shows two white police men dragging off a black female.

Led by martin Luther king-

This photograph shows a group of black males led by Martin Luther King Jr. this photography was taken in 1965 in Alabama. This was also in the times off severe racism so it links to the other photographs he takes, this shows he took multiple different photographs around the same time. It’s an extremely strong image and makes me feel angry and sorry for the woman in the image, it also brings up feelings of injustice just because of the colour of her skin. The description for this photograph says ‘a group of civil rights demonstrators march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for black suffrage.’ This also links to the other image I analysed as they are in the same album of Bruce Davidson’s. The people are in focus nicely whereas the background is out of focus, he did this to put emphasis on the people and to catch the viewer’s eye sight straight away. It makes the viewer see the point of the image right away instead of not quite understanding it at first like some other photographs.

Central park with birds and snow

This photograph is set in New York in Central Park and was taken at 1992. It is an image of Central Park full of snow and pigeons with a woman Lola in the middle of them. Some of the birds are out of focus and some are focused nicely, my eyes were drawn straight to the woman in the middle of all the birds and made me wonder what she is doing in the snow with a group of birds. Looking at this photograph makes me feel warm, happy and joyful. This is because in the image it’s snowing and cold which contrasts to me. I really like this image, I like how the buildings in the background are phased out due to the fog and slightly out of focus but still see able to the viewer. It also has a

sense of nature involving the birds which contrasts to the human in the middle of them.

Central park in winter-

This photograph is like the previous one, it’s of Central Park in the winter shot in 1992. The faded silhouettes of the people in the background are out of focus and barely visible to the audience. The white snow all over the floor make the people a bit more visible as the two colours contrast and complement each other. The tree’s all around the people make for good natural framing around the image, Bruce Davidson used this in order to naturally frame the shot nicely whilst getting everything in shot. It looks like there are two groups of two, one with a dog, this photograph makes me feel the same as the other one. Warm, happy and joyful. It makes me feel this because I see the snow and cold weather so it makes me feel warm in contrast. I think the framing is really good and the way the people are out of focus and contrast with the snow are great photography skills from Bruce Davidson.

The Dwarf-

This image is in the album of The Dwarf, it is of a dwarf with clown face paint whilst smoking. He is also holding flowers. For me this image connotes different feelings and emotions, I feel this because clowns are usually used for parties and fun times. This contrasts with people’s feelings as a lot of people are afraid of clowns and have phobias. He is holding flowers and smoking at the same time, this is another contrast as flowers connote happiness and love whereas smoking connotes darkness and damaging your body. The dwarf in this image is also used in a lot of his other photographs, he is always seen with the clown face paint, and the clown has a slight smile on which again connotes happiness through the face paint. Although he is in a few other pictures it is a confusing image for the audience as they will be wondering what he is doing and why he is holding flowers whilst smoking. The background is of a closed down circus types place, this connotes him maybe losing his job or being miserable during his job in the circus.

3 white people sitting with 2 black people not communicating-

This image was taken in 1959 in New York and is in the album of Brooklyn Gang. It shows three white people sitting at the back of a bus next to two black people. This was in the time of racial segregation and shows none of them communicating with each other, this emphasises the racial hatred of the people in the image. There’s not much in the image however the five people make the viewer’s think about the time this image was taken in and why they are looking slightly away from each other. The look of disgust on their faces show how annoyed they are to be sitting next to each other. There are not really any photographic styles used in this image, it is in black and white like most of his other photographs and is shot from straight in front of them.

Black Americans in back of police car-

This image was taken in Alabama in 1963. It shows two black American women In the back of a badly nurtured police car. There is a split between them which shows they can have no communication with anyone, not even with each other. There are multiple police officers outside the car guarding them and some are talking to other people outside the car. This image was taken during the time of racial segregation which shows the black Americans being treated badly by the white police officers. The black women in the car looks fed up but slightly used to being taken by the police, this shows that this has happened multiple times to her which emphasises the racial differences during these times. The man is contrasted to her however and he looks scared, annoyed and worried with his head in his hands.

Boogie-

Boogie is a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. His real name is Vladimir Milivojevich and was born in 1969 in Serbia.

- This photograph by Boogie shows a man with his hood up holding two pistols towards the camera. The way the face is blurred slightly makes the viewer feel as if he doesn’t want his identity to get out, this is why he is wearing a hood. The shot focuses on the guns as they are the main thing in focus and are pointed directly at the camera lens. The person has a smile on show and is showing off his teeth to the camera. This shows he’s happy whilst holding these weapons and might possible be happy using them too. It shows the violence of the area they live in. This matches most of his other images too as his photographs are mostly based in Brooklyn which is quite a violent area, this is shown in the majority of his images. I think the use of focusing of the guns really impacts the image as it makes it much more powerful opposed to if the face was focused and the guns blurred.

- This photograph is another similar one as it shows a man holding onto a vicious but sad looking dog at the same time. The man’s face is blurred out again and not visible to the viewer just like the previous one. This puts emphasis on him as his hood up makes it too hard to see him. The hood is used in the same way as it hides his identity from the camera and the viewer’s. If you look closely the man is actually smirking behind the shadows of his hood, this creates an eerie feeling as we don’t know what he is doing or thinking. The dog looks like a vicious type of dog as they are the ones usually seen in fights and things. However because he’s close to the camera it makes him look sad and as if he is not being treated right. I think focusing on the dog instead of the man’s face really shows the different feelings and emotions between the two to the viewer.

- This image is really similar to the first one and a lot of Boogie’s work, it focuses on gangs and gun violence in Brooklyn. The camera is focused on the gun instead of the faces, this puts emphasis on it and was used as he wanted it to be the main point in which the viewer’s focus on. The faces being blurred means it’s difficult to make out who they are but the expressions are still visible, for example the one of the left is obviously smiling for a reason unknown. They all have their hoods up or are wearing hats, this is evident in a lot of Boogie’s photographs and it expresses the levels of danger in the area of Brooklyn New York. The gun barrel is aimed directly down the sight of the camera lens. This emphasis the sheer power in which one item has, it also makes the image much more threatening toward the viewer.

- This is an extremely grotesque image as it involved a man who has his eye in his hand and a boy touching the gap of where his eyeball used to be. This shows the viewer’s that the area it is set in doesn’t react to the gruesome scenarios that may occur. The young boy who is touching the empty eye socket shows that the kids are not taken care of incredibly well as he is allowing him to touch it which could lead to really bad diseases and illnesses. The fact that the eye was taken out in his own home by himself and not in a hospital shows that he may not have the money and doesn’t really care about things like infections, diseases or illnesses. The eyeball is actually slightly out of focus and the man’s face is in focus, this puts emphasis on the expression he has of losing an eye, which is neutral, instead of the gruesome eyeball in his hand. This takes some of the viewer’s focus off the eye however it is still an unpleasant sight.