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Thomas Holton- The Lams of Ludlow Street

1. This photograph is a documentary picture because it captures the life of everyday people of New York. This picture is of clothes hanging on hangers on a clothesline out on the roof of an apartment with the city in the background.

2. I can tell that this photographer’s intention was to show a something that most people overlook but can be seen in a different perspective. The hangers with their clothes is something very personal and important to that specific family, but we all have our own personal things like that so it reminds you about family and home.

3. The photographer has created emphasis in this photo by creating deep space. The clothes hanging on the clothesline is placed in the foreground which brings the viewers eyes to it. It also makes a curved line so the viewer’s eyes travel along the curve of the clothesline which lastly leads the eye to the buildings in the background. The colorfulness of the clothes also creates a strong contrast against the gray buildings of the background

4. Being technical helps the image because otherwise it would just look like a random snapshot, but it looks intentional. The picture is framed just right, there are no distracting elements and the clothesline is cropped just right. The proportions of the clothing and the background of the buildings are even.

5. Elements such as the tone, line, and perspective are important because without it the photograph will have no emphasis or objective. The tone is full scale and there is a curved line formed by the clothes hanging to dry. The perspective is deep space. The deep space perspective of the photograph make you focus more on the foreground, the clothesline. The curved line of the clothesline makes movement throughout the photograph and makes your eye move from the clothes to the buildings.

6. After the first look of this photograph you see there is more to it. For example, the hangers give off a homely feel, yet so does the buildings in the background because it shows where this family is from. It has a personal and intimate feel to it.

7. This photograph gives off a peaceful and joyful feeling. The background and the sun which looks like it’s either setting down or still coming up gives it a dreamy feel and the colorfulness of the clothes gives it some excitement and quirkiness. It also gives off a homely feel which reminds me of family and home which makes me feel comfort and safe.

8. This photograph relates to others because it shows a personal place that belongs to the same family and it’s their home. It’s another photo that shows everyday things, but makes it unique by the way it is shot.

I looked at pictures taken by Eugene Richard in the stepping through the ashes gallery. I like the eighth picture in the gallery.This picture is of a silhoutte standing against a wall and looking sideways looking at the ash and also whats left of some kind of city or town.This photograph can be an advertsing photograph for times magazines.It can a photograph featured for magazine cover story.This photograph is meant is show a time when things where felling apart.The photograph is dark with mostly high key tones and high contrast. The photograph shows extensive depth of field and is filled with direct light. Everything in the photograph is all in focus since the lighting gives the whole photo a darkness and blackness shade. The lines in the photograph are diagonal with a shallow space. The figure has a positive space with the shadow being isolated and standing out in front of the background of buildings being taller and the most important element in the overall picture.The buildings or cities are faded into the background but still important because it stills helps tells the story behind the photo. The photo gives a physical and emotional impact of sorrow and heartbreak. This photograph relates to others ones in the same series because all the photos deal with sorrow and tragic with the dark colors and their shadows.