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Starting at the left of the photograph by Margaret Bourke-White, there is a small section of space with just the sky and the a little bit of the horizon at the very bottom. The horizon is so low on the picture that the sand on the beach isn’t shown. Further in from the left of the picture, are two men who are standing in the waves pulling a parachute. The man on the left is wearing a dark top hat and dark clothes. He is facing towards the right, but facing towards the horizon, which is behind him. The man next to him, on the right, is facing with his back to the camera and has his right arm out pulling the string of the parachute. He is wearing dark clothes as well as a harness. The strings holding the parachute span out to the …show more content…
The composition of this photograph contains the rule of thirds which naturally draws the eye in and makes it more aesthetically pleasing. The two men are at the lower left intersection if the picture was divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically. Also, the parachute is at the upper right intersection. Both these subjects draw the eye in and if they were in the center, they wouldn’t make the picture as pleasing to the eye. Another compositional device that appears in this photo is point of interest. The men and the parachute are the main subjects in this picture. The background is very simplistic making the picture aesthetic and not busy. The point of interest is easy to point out so it’s not misleading or confusing. The simplicity of the background and even the parachute make it calming. There are no distracting items to look at in the picture that could mislead the viewer. Additionally, this picture has direction of movement that guides the eye throughout the space. The way the two men are pulling the parachute towards them gives the sense of movement and looks like the parachute is blowing in the wind. This adds interest and makes the photograph aesthetic. Overall, Margaret Bourke-White includes a multitude of compositional devices to make this picture pleasing to the eye, interesting, and
Starting at the left of the photograph by Margaret Bourke-White, there is a small section of space with just the sky and the a little bit of the horizon at the very bottom. The horizon is so low on the picture that the sand on the beach isn’t shown. Further in from the left of the picture, are two men who are standing in the waves pulling a parachute. The man on the left is wearing a dark top hat and dark clothes. He is facing towards the right, but facing towards the horizon, which is behind him. The man next to him, on the right, is facing with his back to the camera and has his right arm out pulling the string of the parachute. He is wearing dark clothes as well as a harness. The strings holding the parachute span out to the …show more content…
The composition of this photograph contains the rule of thirds which naturally draws the eye in and makes it more aesthetically pleasing. The two men are at the lower left intersection if the picture was divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically. Also, the parachute is at the upper right intersection. Both these subjects draw the eye in and if they were in the center, they wouldn’t make the picture as pleasing to the eye. Another compositional device that appears in this photo is point of interest. The men and the parachute are the main subjects in this picture. The background is very simplistic making the picture aesthetic and not busy. The point of interest is easy to point out so it’s not misleading or confusing. The simplicity of the background and even the parachute make it calming. There are no distracting items to look at in the picture that could mislead the viewer. Additionally, this picture has direction of movement that guides the eye throughout the space. The way the two men are pulling the parachute towards them gives the sense of movement and looks like the parachute is blowing in the wind. This adds interest and makes the photograph aesthetic. Overall, Margaret Bourke-White includes a multitude of compositional devices to make this picture pleasing to the eye, interesting, and