Image Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123212/Black-white-pictures-capture-lives-Londoners-1800s.html
Year Created: 1876
Keep it simple
This picture is simple and straight to the point. Sometimes less is more and in this case this is true. If there was more going on in the picture the message would have been more clouded.
Texture
The texture of the ground is hard, cold and wet. The woman looks dirty but the baby looks well taken care of considering the circumstances. The step where she is sitting on, the background seems like a heavy door that to me looks like tries to keep her out metaphorically.
Obvious main subject, about 1/4 to 2/3 of image area
The main subject is centered. The subject is not too big or too small. It is just right enough to show the subjects surroundings to show the environment the subject is exposed to.
Why did I choose this image?
I chose this image because of the raw emotion in this picture. As a mother myself, I know the feeling of being in poverty, going without just so your child has enough. Even after 140 years, a mother's love and devotion is the same. I may have not been forced out to the street like this woman in the picture, but I can totally relate to the feeling of going without food, or proper clothes, or basic necessities to make sure your child has what they needs.
Image Source: http://syriawatch.intoxvs.info/1710449562.html
Year Created: 1945
Subject's expression
The main subject's expression is of relief. When you just experienced something horrible and you are rescued, you feel a mixture of emotions, cry from happiness, for what you went through, for saving your children, etc. Not just her expression is powerful, but she looks like she was trying to get away from what happened as fast as she can, so her body language indicates her fear.
Rule of thirds
The main subject is off to the right outer third. If she was placed in the center, she would have blocked the other women behind her. Looking at the main subject's expression, makes me wonder what is going on, but using the rule of thirds, I move on to the rest of the picture, and looking at the other women, I can see how this is a happy picture, a happy to be alive picture.
In or out of focus
The main subject is in focus but the rest of the picture is just a little bit out of focus. Even the child she is with is slightly out of focus. It helps create the effect of freedom, seeing the women pour out of the trains in the background.
Why did I choose this picture?
I chose this picture because the biggest event in my eyes during this era, was WWII and the holocaust. Instead of picking a picture of the death and starvation of these victims, I wanted to show a picture of survival. Clearly, this event marked everyone involved for the rest of their lives, but their expressions when they felt finally free, is unmistakable. It is a sad event, but a happy moment for them.
Image Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/newsies-honors-nyc-students-photojournalism-article-1.2460888
Year Created: 2015
Is the image black &white or color?
The picture is in black & white by choice. It makes the image have more impact. The picture was taken in times square so if the picture was taken in color, all the colors there would have made the picture too busy and lose some effect.
What feelings does the image create?
I feel angry that as this protest went on over ago, nothing has changed and people continue to die in the hands of trigger happy cops. At the same time, I am happy to see the mix of races there, coming together protesting the same cause, and how many young people have come together for such an important cause.
Background compliments or detracts from composition
The billboards and ads in the background detracts from the picture a bit. The picture is a bit busy like I said above. I believe the photographer wanted the picture to show where they were, to show how this issue has spread nationally and that even though the shooting in Ferguson was far away from NYC, they support their cause, coming from one of the most visited tourist spots in New York.
Why did I choose this image?
I chose this image because this is a current event issue that continues to upset the American people. What impacted me about this image, was that the photographer is just a high school student from one of the local public schools. This girl captured such an important moment that represents such an important issue. I liked how she showed how different everyone in the crowd is and how they all came together.
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