4. Theme or focus of images
Each of these images are really similar, they all have the same
message. The images were all took in the city of Zagreb, Croat ia.
All the images are abandoned places that everyone has forgot
about , no one has bothered to finished the const ruct ion or t ried to
keep the buildings in good condit ion. The first image is of a half built
building that was supposed to be a shopping mall when finished.
Image 2 is a unfinished building of a sport s cent re. In this image there
are t ire marks across an old car park. This suggest s people have been
here recent to the t ime the photo was taken. In image 3 there is a
house that is also unfinished, this house was in const ruct ion to be a
disability care home. The grass and hedges around the house look as
I f they're kept t idy regardless of the abandoned home. The final
5. image has a large abandoned half finished hospital. The plant s
around this building are over grown.
The colours in these images are really dull and pale, the grass st ill
looks green but it looks as though the photographer has edited the
pictures to make them look dull to go with the theme of abandoned
buildings and places no one goes anymore.
Composition
As the photographer decides where to stand, moves the camera, or zooms
in on a scene, she selects what to include in the image. What did the
photographer choose to include or exclude in the image? I f she had
zoomed out or stood further away, what additional information could we
see? The composition of the photograph can also be altered later by
cropping. How does the decision to frame only certain elements in the
photograph affect the message conveyed by the photograph?
The photographer has chosen to stand either straight in front of the
buildings or just slightly at an angle. This suggests he wanted to get other
things around the building within the shot. For example in the third image
the photographer has took this from the side instead of straight on so the
grass, tree and hedges are captured as well as the building.
I f the photographer didn't get the grass, tree and hedges into that shot we
wouldn't see that people go there and take notice of how they look.
Techniques used
6. These images are quite dark but look as though they have been editied to
make them look darker. I think the images have been made to look darker,
this means that when the photographer was taking the images it was quite
bright outside. The camera would have been set up for average lighting,
the shutter speed setting would have been set to around 1/150 - 1/500s.
Strengths & Weaknesses
I think the buildings themselves are a st rength for these images. Also
the edit ing that has been used to make them look slight ly dull.
A weakness would be including more of the surroundings within the
image.
