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AO1 – Understanding Photography
The genre of images I’ll be looking at is surreal, they’re photographs that have
usually been edited in a way to present what the photographer or artist is Soralta
Ban.
This photographer, Soralta Ban, is famous because she is one of the only surreal
photographers that ensure there is some kind of story behind each of her photos.
Photographic Category:
The photographic category for this image is surreal.
Purpose:
The main purpose for the image is to sell like every other photographer.
Photographer is a job and they make money by selling their images to other
magazines, websites etc. The other purpose is for the photographer to create the
image that he creates in his head so other people can see it.
Image Analysis:
Framing – The picture is framed in this way so both the teddy bear and the bear
is positioned in the middle. They are positioned here because they are the main
focus of the image.
Lighting – The lighting for this image is from behind them, very high up. This
leaves a shadow on the front of them and makes the image look a lot darker.
Narrative – This image was taken or created because it is a very ironic image;
this is because there is a big, grizzly bear with an innocent teddy bear. It shows
that the small, innocent children’s toy is actually based off a big, murderous
animal.

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Miss-en-Scene – The colours used highlight the bears and make them stand out
from the back, as there are much lighter colours behind them. The image is also
very ironic as the small cuddly bear is based on the big grizzly bear and they’re
next to each other in this image.
Meaning – The meaning for this image is to show the loveable teddy next to the
animal it was actually based on, which is a big, scary animal. It is also to show
irony that the grizzly bear is lying with it smaller, cute version.
Purpose:
The main purpose for the image is to sell like every other photographer.
Photographer is a job and they make money by selling their images to other
magazines, websites etc. The other purpose is for the photographer to create the
image that he creates in his head so other people can see it.
Image Analysis:
Framing – For this image you could say there are 2 subjects, one being the red
umbrella and the other being the never-ending pathway. The subject for this
image is not framed in any particular way but it doesn’t need to be because the
colours are used so that particular umbrella stands out. However, the image is
framed so that the leading lines lead us to the vanishing point which is framed in
the centre.
Lighting – Dim lighting, grey colours in the sky makes the image a gloomy, more
depressing image.

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Narrative – The narrative for this image would be standing out. Everyone in the
crowd has a black umbrella except for one person has a red one. The pathway
that everyone is walking down could suggest the path of life, go school, college,
and get a job. The umbrellas are meant to symbolise people and that although
everyone follows the same path, you can still stand out from the crowd.
Miss-en-Scene – The use of black and grey colours put a very gloomy feel on the
on the image, the dull colours set a sad tone to the image. The amount of black
umbrellas used to show that everyone is the same.
Meaning – The meaning for this image is individuality, showing that people can
stand out from a crowd.