Garry Winogrand captures any emotion he can find on the streets. You can tell that these emotions are raw because they are candid and unexpected for the person who is getting their photo taken.

Winogrand uses the background of his photos to show what the person or people are doing at the moment. This helps the viewer to understand the photo and why the photographer took the photo. He uses negative space to include more detail in the photo and make it more appealing to look at. The person’s placement determines how much negative space there will be and how the photographer can use it to their advantage.

Although Winogrand’s photos are in black and white, he still manages to pull genuine emotion through his photos. Colors are bold and vibrant. They can sometimes be deceiving to the viewers by altering what the picture is supposed to convey through popping or dull colors. Without color, you can see genuine emotion without being deceived.

I want to take candid photos that show genuine raw emotion. Winogrand’s photos convey precisely that. He has been influenced by theater, shown by the pictures he takes and how each one has a different emotion that is expressed boldly.