Picture Analysis

Picture Analysis


Chris Lyons:

This picture really caught my eye when we were doing the class analysis. I loved the ghosting in the picture. It’s something that I haven’t thought about doing since the pinhole cameras. When I look at the picture, I get the feeling of death. It is like a haunting feeling. I’m not one to believe in ghosts but this picture kind of makes me think, “What if.” The room also feels like it could have been abandoned, there isn’t much use of bed sheets and it looks like there is a sheet covering furniture. I really like the lighting in this room because although it has the death feeling, the lighting doesn’t have that same feeling. The lighting in this room I get the feeling for something new, something born again. I get that feeling because its like the sun is coming up to start a new day. A new day is being born, so I have these conflicting feelings from this picture. I think this is a really good portrait because it has good lighting, the picture is focused on Chris, its something out of ordinary, and it keeps you interested and it makes you think about what he is trying to say. So this is why I think this is a good self-portrait and why this unique picture caught my eye.