The artist that inspired my work is Bruce Gilden. Bruce Gilden, a street photographer who focuses on direct shots of strangers walking by, applies dramatic light and dark contrasts to his photographs. The sharp facial expressions of the people inspired my vision for this set of photograph. The three red photographs that I selected all share the element of light and dark contrasts and faces that fills the frame.

The photo that I chose to evaluate is the photograph in the middle of the old woman. Same as the other two photos, I applied the technique of getting close to the subject in around one arm length distance. The most appealing element must be the facial expression of the old woman and the shadow of a person on the upper left corner. Additionally, the black and white color of this photograph reveals the light and dark contrast between shades evidently, making the texture of the woman’s skin stand out. The darkest part of this photograph, the shadow at the back, fills up the diagonal corner of the frame, which is what I really like about.

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