1. Image Analysis 2
I have chosen to analyse another untitled photograph from Albrecht Tubke’s
Personae “Made In Italy” shoot. The photograph has the same characteristics as the
others in the shoot, which is a vertical digital portrait, and that Tubke tries to capture
the person’s personality through their stance, clothes and facial expression. Unlike
the other photograph (Image Analysis 1) the background is dark and the subjects
clothes are bright; this creates a nice balance but at the same time it contradicts
itself what makes it stand out.
The photographs light/dark contradiction catches the eye along with the evenly set
out composition of the photograph, there is no empty space making is look
symmetrical. The different pieces of clothing the subject is wearing, along with the
background and floor creates a lot of shapes and lines which gives the photograph
more energy and makes it stand out. Like the other photographs, Tubke has shot in
bright daylight so he didn’t need any compositional devises; only a quick shutter
speed and a small depth of field was needed to get a sharp high quality image.
This isn’t my favourite photograph from Albrecht Tubke’s Personae project but it is
my favourite photograph out of all the men he shot. Tubke simply asks them to pose
in a way that represents them and this man has chosen to stand tall with his hands
on his hips; along with that he is looking directly as the camera with mirrored glasses
on, smoking a cigar in his flamboyant clothes. Compare this to the women in image
analysis 1 and there is a difference, this man seems more eccentric compared to the
women; his glasses shows his eyes which makes him quite mysterious. I think that
the consistent editing style that Tubke puts in place for every photograph is what
links every photograph he produces together whether is landscape, still life or
portrait.