Influential Photographs

Posted bySydney BeckPosted incar ride, Dark Days, Digital Photography, Not mine
The first photo that I picked is by Vivian Maier.  This photo contains 2 pairs of legs and a dog, well that at least what it looks like from first glance.  If you look again you will realize that the legs on the left belong to a dog. This photo spoke to me because it almost is insinuating that dogs are human and my dogs definitely are.  Dogs are a human’s best friend and this photo really captures how similar we are. The way this photo is framed we only see the full body of the tinier dog who is wearing a hat, also like a human, and it is captured in black and white giving it an older feel.
The second photo I picked is captured by Annie Leibovitz.  This photo spoke to me because a lot of the time I will stay up all night drinking coffee and while trying to find a deeper meaning to things that don’t have one.  You can see in the photo that the person captured looks like they have had little to no sleep and the coffee in the back just further proves that. There is also a book with a magnifying glass as if they were trying to figure something out or take a closer look.  While this person is dressed ruggedly you can tell that they have money because there is a Louis Vuitton trunk under the coffee cup and vintage paintings in the background.

The last photo I chose was taken by Roberto Valenzuela.  This photo stood out to me and is meaningful because it captures what seems to be a picture-perfect wedding.  The bride and groom look as if they were just dancing in the rain as the groom lifts his new bride. In the left corner, a vintage Rolls Royce with a just married sign sits waiting for the bride and groom to wish them to their honeymoon.  Valenzuela decided to make the photo black and white, in my opinion, this was to create some simplicity so that the main focus is the bride and groom.

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