The photo Wrong by John Baldersarri isn’t actually necessarily wrong, but it is without context a pretty terrible photo. Looking at it on its own it does not posses any features of a good photo. There is little balance in the photo- it does not go by the thirds rule nor is it in any way symmetrical. The focus of it is also ambiguous you cannot tell what the photographer’s intent was, whether it was supposed to be a portrait of the man or just a random shot of a suburban neighborhood. On all four sides of the image parts of the photo have been left out, trees, plants, and a truck cropped, making it very uncomfortable to look at with the picture showing too much of the ground-a disproportionate, unpleasant shot. Overall, there are just too many flaws, the camera setting, angling etc coming in all shapes and forms the blatant errors and subtle mistakes. In conclusion, the photo ‘Wrong’ is basically the epitome of bad photos – unless you put it into context. It’s a different story when you consider the context of the photograph.
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