Monday, February 4, 2008

Visual Analysis One.

In this black and white image, a black man is dancing with a black woman to the music of a live band. The dancing man stands wearing a white collared shirt with white pants, while the woman wears a dress with low heels. A heavy set black man stands leaning against a pool table with arms crossed while observing the musicians. He wears a white undershirt and vented trucker hat. The guitarist from the band is dressed similarly to the dancing man, donning what appears to be the same white
collared shirt and pants.
The heavy-set man leaning against the pool table stares intently in the direction of the drummer. He does not look terribly entertained. For having a live band, the atmosphere in this locale is rather grim. One of the two individuals dancing in the photo appear to be part of the band. While this may or may not be true, he certainly does seem to be enjoying himself. He seems completely enveloped in the moment, dancing away.
The subject of the photograph, the dancing couple, is off center. The three main features of this photograph, the couple, the heavy set man, and the guitarist, appear to form a triangle. The white shirt and pants seem to contrast with the dark skin of the dancing man, and accentuate his facial expression. The distinguishing features of all the characters in this photograph are enhanced by the black and white image.

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