Photographer five - Paul Strand

 This photograph show the formal elements line, shape and tones. The photo is of a bridge which is made up of very intricate lines clearly seen in the photo also creating a sort of pattern. Shape is shown in the lines which are crossing and creating triangular shapes and also in the arch which are very prominent. The photo is also black and white with contrasting dark tones on a light grey/ white background. Because the photo has many different areas and focus points this creates a very interesting and busy photo.

 The photo also shows the formal element shape and tone as well as form. The photo is of the shadow of a bridge or similar structure that is also made up of many lines and intricate detail. The photo shows that the bridge or structure has a physical form as it has cast this very detailed shadow. The background is a very light shade of grey so the dark tones in the shadow show up very well.

 This photograph shows the formal element form as it is a shadow cast onto another object. The form of an unknown object is being shown in the photo due the the shadow being cast. This photo has many different focus points as there is a few different shadows being cast on an unidentifiable object. The object which has the shadow on it has a round edge which is also showing shape in the photo. Lines are also shown in the photo from whatever's shadow is being cast creating an effective photo for the formal elements.

This photograph shows the formal element shape, lines and form. The shape and lines are shown in the building with the big black rectangle shapes. The form of the people in the photo is shown in there shadows as the sun must be shining in front of them as there shadows are being cast behind them.








Chosen...
I have chosen this photographer because of his use of many of the formal elements such as line, form, tone and shape. I also really like the way that his photos showing form are of shadows cast from very detailed objects that create shadows with a lot of detail.

Influence...
This photographer will influence my work because I will try and take form photos with very intricate detail in them. I will also try and use tone in my photos in order to emphasis the main focus point of my photographs.

Summary...
Overall I like this photographer because his work very clearly shows the formal elements spoken about above. Also they all photograph quite complex objects which create complex interesting photos. What I dislike about his work is that colour doesn't play a very big role creating quite dull photographs that wouldn't catch your eye.