Wednesday, January 12, 2011

William Eggleston

1. The subject is an old car underneath the light of a street lamp
2.In black and white the image would really be as successful because the reason it pops and is appealing to me is that the break lights contrast the overgrowth surrounding the light really well and that would be lost in a black and white image.
3.As I said before I really like the use of complimentary colors from the tail lights and the overgrowth as well as the dramatic overhead lighting and the reflection of the water on the car and ground.
4.He uses very subtile colors in this image with the exception of the break lights which really pop out to the viewer.

1.The subject is a group of people what looks like a family gathering on a hill in remembrance of something or someone.
2.In black and white it would still be a very compelling image the desaturated colors are great and add to the image but it would still work without them.  However there would not be as strong a contrast between the earth and the sky as there is an a color image.
3.I personally really like this image because it reminds me of something that would be in a wes anderson film (he is my personal favorite) the use of desaturated color as well as the placement of the figures and the inclusion of just the tail light is perfect.
4. His colors in many of his images compliment each other or at least come close to it there is a strong contrast of colors which divides the image very well.

1. This subject matter is of a an older woman trying really hard to look younger than she really is as well as a tacky yet visually appealing diner.
2. Same as the images before it it could work as a black and white image but much of the work and thought eggleston has done would be lost.
3.I like this image because of the straight forwardness of the image as well as the use of desaturated complimentary colors
4. Like in the majority of his images Eggleston uses muted complimentary colors and an overall muted color pallette

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