Anastasiya Shmatina

Description

1. What was your first impression when viewing the photo?
It is very beautiful and deep

2. What does the work look like to you?
Like the photo for a journal

3. What is the subject of the photo?
The woman that seems to be the continuation or a part of the waterfall

4. What textures, colors, and shapes are there?
The main colour of the photo is blue. The photographer plays with the different shadows of blue

5. What about line, forms and space?
There are diagonal lines in the photo: the waterfall, position of the woman and rock are diagonal lines on the picture.

Analysis:

1. What stands out and draws your eye in this photo The woman and her dress seem to be the continuation of the waterfall. The dress on woman is very light and the colour of dress coincides with the waterfall very well.

2. How is the photograph organized in terms of design elements (line, space, etc) The photo is very well organised: the photographer managed to catch the moment when the waterfall and the dress of woman move in the same direction creating the parallel diagonal lines. In addition, these diagonal lines coincide with the position of the woman and the diagonal line of the rock.

3. What about contrast, rhythm, balance, proportion? The photo is well proportioned, all the parts of the photo are inclined in the same angle and there are no emptiness on the picture.

Interpretation

1. What is the photo about The photo is about the strength and beauty of the waterfall.

2. What is the message of the photographer? The connection between the nature and humanity. and the beauty or harmony of this relation

3. Does the photo have a purpose? The same as the message of the picture

4. What feelings do you get from the photo? Calmness and feeling of harmony

5. Does it remind you of something? 

Nothing in particular.

Evaluation

1. Did your first impression change, and why? No, it did not change

2. Do you think it is a successful photo? The photo is very successful

3. Is it unique? I think it is unique

4. Could you do it better? I hope, I could)))

5. Can you readily understand the subject matter, and do the design elements (space, form, line, shape, color, texture) help you to do so? Yes

6. Was the photo well planned, in your opinion? Yes, the photo was very well planned

7. Would you buy it or hang it in your home? I would hang it in my home

8. Have you learned anything that you could apply to your own photography? The way to compose the picture, to combine different texture and to play with colours

9. Does the photo inspire you? Yes, it is very inspiring.