Wednesday, January 20, 2010

"Hartford" 1979 - Philip-Lorca diCorcia



I chose this image mainly due to the framing and the melancholy tone of the photograph. The man is small inside the photograph and framed within the window panes. There is a sense of isolation and being trapped. This depressed mood carries with the blueish colors of the photograph and the trees with leaves falling. His face shows a lot of the mood and his gaze seems to be so disconnect. I also liked the comparison of the blueish outside scene and the peach hues with the window.

The photograph was in the section of framing, what to and not to include in a photograph. As mentioned before, zooming out and including some of the neighborhood is important to inject some blue and to also make the man appear smaller. His size really pushes a sense of isolation since his room is the only source of light in the neighborhood. The other houses might as well be deserted.

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