Truth picture

I see Rhoda sitting on a bench looking up at her old self as a happy dancer. The Rhoda on the right is up on the bench dancing with joy, while the Rhoda on the left is sitting down, hunched over, frowning. The photo is darker around the edges which focuses on the two Rhoda's. It is balanced because there is one Rhoda on each side of the picture. It also has emphasis on the main subject, because of the darkened edges. There is visible texture on the wall behind the main subject and also on the bench. There is a sharper tone in the center where the lightest light is and the image is in focus. In this picture Rhoda is nostalgic about the passion she used to have for dance, which is what the old Rhoda has. The old Rhoda, on the right, seems very happy with dance. The Rhoda on the left does not have a passion in her anymore and she wants it back. Half of the image is dark and that is the left side because the Rhoda on the left is gloomy. The right side is light because Rhoda has a content expression. This was taken outdoors. I think my work was overall successful because I portrayed the feelings I was trying to express through Rhoda's facial expressions, body language and lighting.

Diane Arbus style

I see an awkward couple sitting down on the sidewalk. They are not awkward with eachother yet, are awkward members to society. There are windows in the background and bushes that are not far away. I adjusted the photo into black and white and then made it a little warmer. There is texture in the bushes and in the grass. The photo is balanced because there are two people in the middle of the photo as well as two windows in the background. Diane Arbus takes pictures of people who are not intentionally bizarre. I used two models, one guy and one girl, and positioned them so they can look naturally akward. I think this picture has sort of a light mood. Even though they dont look happy, they also do not have a dark mood. It was taken outdoors and the sun was out which made the picture a little light. I think that my work was successful because my models looked awkward.