Blog 5A

I chose that photo by Sally Mann for the blog, I then cropped it to the second photo. I was drawn to this image because I found it hauntingly beautiful. The background is kind of distorted, so you can't exactly  tell where she is. You can't see the girl's face, which is unique and different, I reframed it the way I did because I was intrigued by how the girl's hair was done, and also the way she is looking down. I think that the artist choose to frame the photo the way she did because it gives it a more haunting feeling. It also shows the light shining down on the girl, which illuminates the girl, and puts focus on her. By showing the entire background, it allows the viewer to feel the darkness that surrounds the girl, and better explains why her head is tilted down the way that it is. The photo has a large amount of visual intensity. The only thing in the foreground of the photo is the girl, the background is very distorted. This puts all of the emphasis on the girl, and gives the photo a haunting feeling. The space in the photo is very much divided by the background, and the girl. Because of the lighting in the photo, the trees in the background appear very far away from the girl creating a lot of distance and space. However, the fact that the girl’s legs aren’t shown, it cuts the distance and space in the photo. All of the lines in the photo focus the viewer’s eye directly on the girl. This is done by the fact that the beam of light coming down directly frames the girl’s body. Also, the background of the photo has very little lines to it, while the girl’s lines are very strong. That makes the girl stand out. This photo has contrast and affinity in it in a few different ways. For contrast, the background is very blurry, while the girl stands out. For affinity, both the background and the girl are a grayish color. When it comes to objective and subjective, it is objective that the girl is tiny, and near a forest, it is subjective to what she is looking at, and why her head is turned down.