I was looking for an image that I felt conveyed everyday life. I started looking for “hide and seek” themed pictures and stumbled across this one. I couldn’t really figure out why this was called hide and seek, outside of the fact that the person’s face was hidden by their hood, but I like the phone being the focal point of her place in the photo. At face value, I see a person who is selling food at a local market, with shipping supplies or storage boxes for her wares. Now with some tweaking…
Voila! The image tells a different story. I called it “Distraction” because this perspective changes the story the image may convey to the viewer. For example, I now see someone surrounded by squalor but seeks respite from their situation via their phone, or their “distraction”. You could also see something less depressing, like someone cleaning out a storage unit and taking a break while their lunch cools off. Either way, cropping can be a powerful tool!
Hi Joel,
I think you’ve done a good job with cropping this image. The meaning changes when you focused in on the person and their phone. I think that you found a good representation of everyday life where someone really wants to be doing anything other than what is in front of them! I didn’t even see the other person in the background at first! Maybe that other person could have been cropped out? I agree with you, cropping can definitely be powerful!
Joel,
This photo was a great selection. You definitely changed the meaning of the photo when you cropped it. The omission of the food items gave it a drastic change. Now, with it being edited, food isn’t even a factor. As you stated, a person taking a break from cleaning out a storage unit. The subject also doesn’t seem to be homeless when you add that perspective in there. Your formating of the assets displayed is clean and neat. Keeping the aspect ratio the same is definitely another plus. I personally don’t like black and white photos because they all come off too dark to me. The story being told here by the photos superseded my dislike.