Color

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Read Chapter 4 from the course text, The Photographer’s Eye.
• Review the William Eggleston photograph and the Hector Mediavilla photo essay listed in this Week’s Learning Resources.
• Review the websites in this Week’s Learning Resources for more inspiration and examples of photographs.
• Consider the following questions regarding the use of color in Eggleston’s Memphis, c. 1969–70 and Mediavilla’s S.A.P.E. Society of Ambianceurs and Elegant People:
  • What types of color are present in Eggleston’s and Mediavilla’s photographs?
  • How does color contribute to the overall mood of Eggleston’s and Mediavilla’s photographs?
  • How might the meaning of Eggleston’s and Mediavilla’s photographs change if they had been shot in black and white?

Post an analysis of the way color is used in Eggleston’s and Mediavilla’s photographs. Describe how color relates to the themes addressed in these photographs. Explain how Eggleston and Mediavilla use color to establish a focal point in their photographs. Analyze to what extent color contributes to the sequencing of Mediavilla’s photo essay. Analyze to what extent color makes Eggleston’s and Mediavilla’s photographs subjective or objective for the reader. Cite at least one example from your course readings to support your analysis. (Approximately 2–3 paragraphs).

Freeman, M. (2017). The photographer’s eye: Composition and design for better digital photos (10th Anniversary ed.). Routledge.

• Review Chapter 4, “Composing with Light and Color” (pp. 109–127)

Eggleston, W. (n.d.). Memphis, c. 1969–70. Retrieved from http://www.masters-of-photography.com/E/eggleston/eggleston_woman_on_curb_full.html

Mediavilla, H. (2020). S.A.P.E. Society of Ambianceurs and Elegant People. Retrieved from http://www.hectormediavilla.com/sapeur

 

 

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