Genre and purpose
William Eggleston is the world’s greatest colour photographer. His work His work is characterized by ordinary subject-matter. He likes to transform the boring into interesting. Most of his work is sold to people and the rest are exhibitions at the Museums of Modern Art. They had an appearance and MoMA marked the beginning of modern colour photography. In 1976 william Eggeston created the first successful colour photographs.
William Eggleston is the world’s greatest colour photographer. His work His work is characterized by ordinary subject-matter. He likes to transform the boring into interesting. Most of his work is sold to people and the rest are exhibitions at the Museums of Modern Art. They had an appearance and MoMA marked the beginning of modern colour photography. In 1976 william Eggeston created the first successful colour photographs.
"The Red Ceiling" is so powerful that, in fact,
I've never seen it reproduced on the page to my satisfaction. When you look at
a dye-transfer print it's like it’s red blood that is wet on the wall. The
photograph was like a Bach exercise for me because I knew that red was the most
difficult colour to work with. A little red is usually enough, but to work with
an entire surface was a challenge. It was hard to do. I don't know of any
totally red pictures, except in advertising. The photograph is still powerful.
It shocks you every time." - William Eggleston
Image analysis
The composition was very simple and formal like most of his
work. He used dye transfer process in his work to produce a bold photo, it offers
a greater control of colour saturation shown in the image above. I like the combination
of the red saturation of the celling and the white wires moving in each
direction and the flash he used gives the image more definition and depth. He
used a high angle shot which made the room appear smaller. It makes the audience
feel smaller which could show the power of the photograph. The cropping of the
photo gives out a mystery/ wonderment feeling as you can't really tell what the
object on the lower right corner is and the use of the room gives out a very
retro feel and looks like it was taken in the mid-70s.
The photo was taken with a short exposure
with a fast shutter speed and had the camera in focus with the lamp to make the
photo look sharp and eye-catching. The ISO
used looks like a 320/400 speed. He used a flashlight to get most of his light,
I know this because it’s lighter around the lamp and the two walls and
darker around the edges where the light didn’t hit as much. He also used a deep
depth of field to get the entire photo in focus.
Meaning
This photograph could have a different meaning to everyone, for example people that have an interest in colour photography have a different way of seeing it than the people that live in the same circumstances shown in the image. It could be seen in a very deep and dark way for example the red could scream out danger to some people like the red represents blood and danger, in that situation the photo could show that something happened in that room and only seeing the ceiling nothing else shows that it’s been kept hidden. Some that live in the same circumstances may see it as a homily photo that warms up their heart and shows that no matter where you live you could take a photo and make something out of it weather that is something beautiful or something unique. And some including me might just like it because of all the colour and composition and find it satisfying.
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