"Matt Ridgway's Arrival to Supreme Command"
To begin with, I will introduce the 3 variables of photography.
Camera Angle is the first variable I will introduce and it's importance is that it makes a difference to a person's feelings towards a picture. There are 5 different kinds of Camera angles.
Camera at eye level, where the main focus is on the subject and it's face. It shows that we are equal to the subject.
Camera above subject, where the focus is on top of the subject and it's head. It shows that we are superior to the subject.
Camera below subject, where the focus is below the subject and it's body. It shows that we are inferior to the subject.
Subject not squared, where the main focus is not the subject but the things near the subject.
Subject severely slanted, where the focus is tilted to a 45 degree angle and the subject doesn't seem stable.
Lighting is the second variable and it's important because it shows colour to a subject and provides emotions to make the subject as to what the author wants it to be. There are 5 different kinds of Lighting.
Sufficient light, where it is enough to light the whole subject without shadows and provides enough details of a subject's emotion.
Insufficient light, where it doesn't show all the details to a subject making it hard to read a subject's emotion.
Lit from above, where only one part is being lit, which is above. It shows the head but with hard shadows all over the face. You would see the nose, but not the mouth because it's covered by a shadow.
Lit from below, where the subject only has one source of light, which is below. A subject lit below is unusual for a person's eyes to see so when we look at a subject lit below it makes people feel uneasy and it will look scary.
Lit from the side, where the half part of a subject is hidden and the other part has sufficient light.
Proximity is the last variable, and it's important because if you make the proximity closer it provides specific details on a subject and if the proximity is long there will be less detail on the subject and more of it`s background. There are 5 different kinds of Proximity.
Long shot or establishing light, where it shows the whole body and there's lots of composition showing a large portion of the background. Not much details about a subject
Medium long, where it shows the whole body too but lessens the composition showing a small portion of the background. A few details about a subject's face.
Medium shot or torso and face, where it doesn't show the lower portion of the subject's body but only the subject's upper body and the face. It shows a pretty good detail on a subject's face.
Close up, where it only shows the face and you can see good details about a subject's face.
Extreme close up, where it shows a part of the subject's face revealing specific details.
Photo Evaluation.
The Camera Angle used in this photo was Eye Level because the main focus is his face. It was made like that to make us feel that he is equal to us, although I think he's superior. I'll say that there's 2 different source of light. One is from above, because he has hard shadows on his chin and on his forehead, but it also has a bit of sufficient light because there are no shadows on most parts of his face and you could see good and specific details. The Proximity used is Medium because it only shows his torso and his face. It was made like that so that we focus on his face, not his body. The author wants to make us feel that this guy is strong, and seems like he's been through lots of hardships. The guy carries a grenade, a prop, so I say the prop is there to make him macho. He wears an army cap and wears formal army clothes making him serious and it shows that he is powerful. His posture is not sloppy as he stands straight. His eyebrows are lowered, making his facial expression serious. The background is pretty powerful too because a big part of the background is mainly black making him seem dark but they didn`t make it that fancy because the main focus is him. I`ll say that this picture is persuasive and powerful.
