Period 3 -- Critical Analysis #6

11/2/2018

Today you will be writing about this photograph by artist Bryan Schutmaat. This image is from his series called Grays The Mountain Sends, a series of portraits, still life, and landscapes Schutmaat made of mining towns in the contemporary American West and the people who inhabit them.

As you write, consider what this portrait says about the person being photographed. What can you infer about the subject's identity? Who are they?

Your analysis must be 5 paragraphs, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. Remember to post your analysis as a comment to the blog post that corresponds to your class. If you post your analysis to the wrong class's post, it will not be graded.

If you do not complete your analysis in class, you must finish it for homework before your next class on MONDAY, 11/5/17.

Refer to your "How to See" handout for analyzing a photograph--

Describe specifics.
Describe form.
Describe the content.
Evaluate the image

Your analyses will be graded on:

meeting minimum length requirements
depth of organization
evaluation of the content
grammar/punctuation

Hasan Ehsan

11/2/2018 08:47:12 am

This image depicts a male individual on the older side in a portrait style. He’s not looking directly at the camera with his tired eyes, and he has a unique purple and silver shirt. His expression implies tiredness, and the natural light gives focus to his facial features. Besides the face, nothing else is being highlighted upon in this image. He looks he just had a long day at work, and this image is his natural state after such a work day.

The rule of thirds is not being used as the subject encompasses the entirety of the frame. The background is a general wooden structure such that nothing important is being cut out. A very shallow depth of field is being used, to the point where even his ear is becoming slightly blurred. There’s some distinct lines on his face that are emphasized so that the audience can focus upon that aspect of the image. The point of view isn’t anything unique; the camera is positioned in perspective of another individual viewing this man, which adds to the natural and nonchalant essence of this picture.

One theme of this image is its delving into the behind-the-scenes of this man. It’s trying to enlighten the viewer subtly on what goes on in this man’s life that led to this natural pose. It’s trying to tell a story of how tired the man is through the work that he does, given by his drooping eyes and sun-baked skin. The apparel indicates a blue-collar job of someone working in the west, perhaps a cowboy or a rancher. He might work in a coal refinery of some sort given that this image is from an album depicting mining towns.

I like this image because it’s crisp and clear. When I think of a quality image, there’s a correct amount of exposition, focus, and hints to illustrate a narrative. Schutamaat accomplishes all three of these aspects. The photograph is therefore successful in my eyes because it elicits some kind of emotional reaction in myself and lets me explore my perceptions about the contemporary American West. I’d really like to check out the rest of the images in the album and look for common themes.

To make this image, a very wide aperture must have been used. The small f-stop would let in a lot of light, but it also establishes the shallow depth of field we can see. To complement and balance out the exposition, a relatively fast shutter speed (probably faster than 1/60) was used. There is natural light being implemented, so the ISO must have been pretty low to avoid a grainy image and prevent harsh light from hitting the sensor. The dark background contrasts the subject, which adds another layer of nuance to figuring out exposition settings.

Matthew Sutherland

11/2/2018 08:54:23 am

This photograph is the portrait of a man who is wearing a blue, gray, and purple shirt. The man has kind of long hair and a long beard. His hair is brown and his beard is gray and blonde. His face is very weathered and has many lines. The background is dark gray with lines on a wall. The man has brown eyes.

The image is using browns, grays, and purples. The image has very dark shadows. It is pretty dark in general except for the man’s face. The man is the only thing in the picture. The image seems to be a portrait of a man who worked in the American West and is intended to reflect that life.

It is pleasing to look at because the colors work well together. The rule of thirds is not being used. The point of view is from the photographer. The image has a shallow depth of field. The man is the focal point of the photo. There are many lines on the man’s shirt. There are lines on the wall in the background. The lines direct your eye to the man’s face. The picture isn’t symmetrical.

The theme in this image is mine towns in the American West. The photo seems to be intended to reflect the life of a worker, or more specifically a miner, in the American West. This image is pretty interesting. The man’s facial expression seem to describe his life very well. I believe that the dark colors add to it.

I do like the photo. I like it because it seems to describe life in the American West. Each part of the picture adds to that. The facial expression of the man along with the darkness of the photo shows how hard life can be working in the West. I think this photograph is successful. I think it is successful because it seems to tell an interesting story.

Clara Blume

11/2/2018 08:57:06 am

In this image, there is an older man wearing a purple and blue striped shirt. This man has a graying beard and dark hair. The skin on his cheeks and nose gives the effect that he has spent his life in the sun. He appears to be sitting in front of a wall with dark colored wood. This image is a portrait. The lighting is natural and it appears to be coming from a window on the man’s right so that shadows are cast along the left side of his body. The man is looking directly at the camera.

I think this image is pleasing to look at because of the colors and the lighting. The mostly dark colors of the wood and the man’s shirt and hair makes his face and graying beard stand out. The rule of thirds is not being used because the man is centered in the frame. There is a very shallow depth of field being used. You can tell because the wall behind him is entirely out of focus and his ear also appears blurry.

I think this image is framed well because there is nothing coming in the edges of the frame. This image is mostly balanced. The man is sitting a little on the right of the frame but is turned inwards. The man fills the frame well so there is no extra space. The edge of the image crops off the man’s body from just beneath his shoulders, down.

I think the idea in this image is age. I think the story being told in this image is, in a way, the story of his life. His hooded eyes, graying beard, and weathered skin all tell us something different about him. This image reminds me of my grandfather. He likes to do things himself because he likes them done a certain way. I think this photo challenges society’s perception of age. Just because he is older or aging doesn’t mean he can’t work as hard as anybody else.

I think this image is beautiful. I like it because the shadows and highlights seem to reveal everything in the photo. The light from the window highlights the gray in his beard and the spots on his skin. The shadows show the wrinkles in his forehead and his hooded eyes. I like this photo because it highlights things about the man that most people would see as not attractive or things that are associated with elderly people and puts a whole new twist on them.

Sergio link

11/2/2018 08:58:06 am

The nice old western photograph ( from the series called
“Grays the mountains Sends” ) of which was taken by Bryan Schutmaat of a really cool looking young man with a few wrinkles in a old shack, he probably works as a miner or maybe as a lumberjack with a extremely cool furry beard of the colour of brown and a bit of gray and a very fuzzy slightly gray and brown moustache not smiling and looking a very bit tired from working while wearing a T-shirt with blue, white and red stripes. The lights of the photograph are mostly hitting the Old young man and the rest of the image is the inside of the shack in the shadows. The only objects that are shown in the image is The old young man and his background of the dark old shack. In the image there i nothing happening of which is notable the only thing percibable is the old man just standing there.
In my opinion the photograph is incredibly pleasing to look at because the old young man’s face is very detailed and reeveels a lot about the old young man as if you could see inside him. The photograph does not use the rule of two thirds with the photograph of the old young man is from the point of view of someone who just saw the old man after he came back home from work and is tired.
The theme or idea of the image is that the old young man is incredibly tired from whatever he did in the day or will do in the day. The image reminds me of nothing of great importance except for an old man I once saw walking a marathon, the old man had a white long beard that is reminded by the old young man in the photograph.
I think it must have been incredibly hard for Bryan Schutmaat to take this really good picture and I also think it must have been hard to convince the old young man to be in the photograph because the old young man look like he would rarely or never use a piece of technology except maybe a cable phone.

Claire

11/2/2018 08:59:13 am

The image is a portrait of a middle-aged man. The man is wearing a polo shirt and has a long beard. The thick lines on his face and dark bags under his eyes show that he is tired. His eyes are looking below the camera. The image is composed of darker colors that make his skin and shirt pop.

The man is centered in the picture. The rule of thirds is not being used because the man is in the middle of the image. The point of view from which this photograph was taken is that of a person standing or sitting in front of him at eye level. The photographer uses a shallower depth of field because the man is in focus and the background behind him is slightly blurred. The focal point of this image is the man.

The image is balanced and symmetrical because the man's face is centered in the middle of the photograph. The lines that my eyes are drawn to are the lines on the man's shirt and collar. The subject fills the frame nicely, and there isn't any extra space around him. The image is not the most pleasing to look at because the man seems intimidating.

I think the artist made this image to show the world what real people look like. Real people don’t always look like supermodels or have perfect features. The artist chose to photograph a tired man to show us that there are other people that have struggles too. It goes against pop culture's belief that people in images have to look and act a certain way. I think a lot of people can relate to this picture.

I like this image a lot. I love how the artist chose to capture such a real moment. I think this image is beautiful because it depicts real person. I think the photographer was successful because they created a powerful image with a story behind it. The artist makes us feel like we are apart of his photos because we are going through the same things.

eden vogelsang

11/2/2018 11:06:45 am

This image is of a man about in his 60’s. He looks tired and sad. There are a lot of dark colors like burgundy and navy in his shirt and the background is very dull and plain brown color. I think that Bryan Schutmaat used these colors to fit the mood of the man and the tone. The man in the image is just standing or sitting and he's looking forward but not directly at the camera.

It is a good photo but to me, it is not pleasing to look at. The rule of thirds is not being used in this particular image. He is in the middle of the frame of the camera. It was taken in the point of view of Schutmaat. A very strong one because he, the subject, is very clear but the background is very blurry. It is framed by the camera.

The lines my eyes direct me to are the lines in his shirt. The image is balanced. The subject does fill up the frame in this photograph. The rest of his body was cropped off but that's what the photographer wanted. I think that it is a positive space.

The theme is depressed/sadness. Yes, there is a story being told in this image, it is that Schutmaat would go and take portraits of old miners or landscapes in the American West also sometimes with the people that live there. This particular image does not remind me of anything. It doesn't challenge any beliefs or assumptions. The is indeed interesting.

I do like this image because I like the tone and the way Schutmaat captured it. It was very different but I think it was a great idea for a portrait. I think that this photo is very successful because it’s unique and not a usual portrait. I also believe that Bryan Schutmaat is a very successful photographer.

mariah podwika

11/2/2018 01:16:14 pm

The image is of an older man with a dull colored striped shirt. He looks very withered and sad in the umage. He also has a beard and slicked down hair. There is a wall of wood behind the man and it reflects some of the light which gives the man an angelic glow. The man is staring off at something behind the camera. The dull colored shirt The lighting is very natural and soft like he’s sitting near a window.
The image has a very shallow depth of field. It’s so shallow that even the man’s ears are out of focus. The way that it is focused almost makes the eyes and the nose area (and a small bit of his shoulder) are the only things in focus. The lines on the striped shirt draw your eyes to the man sitting in the middle. The vertical lines coming off the wood in the background draw your eyes up and down the image. The subject fills up most of the space; there is only a little bit of empty space on the top and sides of his head.
The man looks very out of it in the image. He looks immensely troubled and maybe marginally depressed. His face is withered almost as if he spent to much time outside as a child. The dull colors of his shirt add to this idea. His eyes not looking directly at the camera may be his way of hiding what he is truly going through. The eyes are considered the pathway to the soul by many people. The image isn’t that interesting just because there isn’t much to it. If there was more in the image it would be a lot more interesting.
I don’t particularly like this image just because, as I previously stated, there isn’t much to it. I like images that have a deep story behind them or have the capability to have different meanings. This image just doesn’t have that. It’s just an older man sitting in front of a camera and getting his picture taken. I don’t think it really reveals anything about him other than he may be depressed or reliving something. The man might have worked some hard labor but there is no way of knowing that from the picture.
The only thing that I could really decipher about this man from the image is that he’s a generous and good man. Back to the light bouncing off the wood that I mentioned earlier, the angelic glow that he has could be a testament of his good deeds. The angelic qualities of the man were obviously great enough that the photographer was willing to set the lights up in this way. Achieving a reflection like that would not have been an easy task. The man is also not looking directly at the camera which could, in some cases, be a sign of modesty or embarrassment. The man has an angelic trait about him that the photographer wanted to clearly point out.

mariah podwika

11/2/2018 01:19:27 pm

i do have 5 paragraphs. the first and second one combined. the second one begins with "The image has a very shallow depth of field."

Eduardo Saucedo

11/2/2018 01:28:18 pm

This image is about an old man that is either tired or sad. its using dark colors to make the image more dramatic. The old man looks very tired and sad, this man seems like he is a serial killer or that he is traumatized.

This image is very pleasing to look at because it makes you want to know more about the person and the background or setting. This is taken in portrait mode to make the image more shady and dark. The subject fills the frame, because theres something to look at at every angle. The positive space is on the top and the negative space is on the bottom.

The theme that I gained by looking at the image is the is not about the number of times you fall, its about the number of times you get back up. The story is clearly being told because its describing a man that looks confused or traumatized. The artist took this photograph in order to show us the caused of something really important happening in your life after its gone. The image is interesting because it makes me want to know more about this person's life.

I really like this image because it describes everything that's going on is just one single photograph. This image is successful because the photographer accomplished what he wanted to accomplish, and that was to make us feel bad about his person.

teresa lei

11/4/2018 08:47:05 am

Bryan Schutmaat creates the series Grays the Mountain Sends in a small town in the Rocky Mountains of Midwest America. This picture is a portrait of an old man with a thick beard and solemn countenance. He is in the center of the picture and his eyes are not focused. His hair is either wet or hasn't been washed in several days and his skin is drained and worn away by sunshine. The background is in dark brown. The tone of the image is cold and it shows a melancholy mood.

The image is shot under the natural light. Although it doesn't follow the rule of thirds, it is still pleasing to look at. There are lines in the background which are vertical. They direct the viewers' eyes to the subject in the middle. It is properly framed and the focus lays on the face of the old man. A shallow depth of field is used to depict his face in such a close distance. The contrast between the lighter color on his face and the darker negative space concentrates the audiences into his countenance. The photo is also shot underneath the eye level.

The author puts a quote by William Kittredge to summarize or to relate this series. It said "He wanted to die believing he had been in on the creation of a good sweet place" that "those old pilgrims believed stories in which the West is a promise" where people could " escape the wreckage of the world and start over." The whole series of a little town in the midwest contrasts the quote of a promised place where people can get a new chance and a new life. In this specific picture, the old man's worn face depicts a rather tiring, solemn figure and the general tone degrades the dim light of hope.

I really like the picture and after I've searched the whole series, I found it pretty interesting and also successful. A strong emotion is shown by the picture due to its tone and the clearness of the man's face. Grays the Mountain Sends is a series that depicts the gap between the expectation of the promise land and the cruel reality with the weary weather and wind. It made me feel like being dragged from a mysterious dream to a sorrowful, broken truth.

The picture is shot inside a house under the natural light, so there must be a window and it's shot during the daytime. The author sets a wide aperture in order to let in more light and has a shallow depth of field. The shutter speed maybe fairly fast since the image is so clear and not blurred. The ISO should be low since the image is not grained. The image was shot in the eye level so I would say that a tripod is being used.

EmmaKate link

11/4/2018 10:40:37 am

This is an image of a man who looks older and has a grey beard. The man is wearing a purple, green, and brown shirt. The colors that are used are brown for the background and it looks like wood paneling. The lighting is dark and it looks like the photograph was taken inside of a barn. There also is dark shadows due to the small amount of sunlight that is entering the room. The sugject that is used is a older looking man. The man looks like he just got back from whorking in or at a field or workshop and is sweaty and tired.
The composition function is well organized and the image is pleasing to look at because
it’s of a hard working man. The rule of thirds is not being used becasue the subject is in the center of the frame. The point of view that the photographer took this image at is the photographer looking at the subject. The angle that the image is taken is left side because we can see more of the leftside of his face than we can see of his right side. There is a shallow depth of field being used because the background is being blurred. The person is framed by the wooden pannels behind him. The image is symmetrical because if you divided the frame in half you would have equal sides of the subject. The subject fills the space.
The theme’s pf this image are that the man is a very hard working indiviual. I think the story behind the image is that a man is working very hard to provide for his family and he is exhausted and sweaty. He has put in alot of hours to make money and give his family the best life they can have. I think that Bryan Schutmaat photographed the image because he wanted people to understand that things don’t come if you don’t put any effort in them. They come if you work hard and really put alot of effort into them. I think that the image doesn’t question or challenge any beliefs or assumptions. I also think that this image is intersting because of the way the photographer had the subject stand. It all most says that the man is sad because he lost someone he loved or that something bad just happend to him.
I like this image because it says just how hardworking and devoted people can be. They can be hardworking and want to give others the best life that they can have. They can be devoted to their family and friends. I also like this photograph because it says that people work if they want to accomplish anything. If you don’t work to accomplish then you won’t revieve the pleasure of what can come from it.
I think that this potograph is successful because it shows how hard working people can be. It also shows how you need to work for your successes. People in our society are lazy and in the past they were hardworking because things needed to get done. We need to remember to do more tings to be like our ancestors. Our successes don’t come around often anymore and we need to try harder to make things possible for our future.

Troy Githinji

11/4/2018 07:02:44 pm

In this photo, we are introduced to an older man, maybe in his mid to late 60’s, staring blankly into the distance. His wrinkled face and droopy eyes lead the viewer to believe that he has probably spent lots of time in the sun. The lighting in this photo implies that it was taken in some sort of studio. The colors used in this photo are frankly quite bland and greyish. His eyes are not directly at the camera, but looking blankly into the distance, as if he is thinking.

We can distinctly see that there is a very shallow depth of field, focusing only on his are and even blurring some of his shoulder. Although the rule of thirds is not being used in this image, it almost gives a symmetrical, school picture type of photo. Many lines, whether they are on the shirt or on the background, direct my eyes up and down the frame. The face of the man covers up most of the canvas, making the photo quite boring in terms of variety. But this also makes this photo quite pleasing to look at and not overwhelming.

When looking at this photo, it seems that the overall theme of this image is to display the everyday life of what we would call “average” people. It almost seems like time has stopped and this is a snapshot of a man’s day. The image’s purpose is to invite us into someone else's life, a life other than our own that we do not know anything about. When looking at this photo, it is almost like the man is trying to tell us something, but without using words. His eyes staring blankly as he thinks of something distant.

But what is he thinking of? When I first look at this photo, I immediately think to time. The age written on the man’s face, his droopy eyes, indicating years of hard labor in the sun. When the man is looking into the distance, he looks like a man that has made many decisions in his life that changed it, either for the better or for the worse. He looks to be thinking about his past, the decisions he has made, and whether they were worth it or not. This is an image of a man that is contemplating his life choices and the paths he took to get to where he is now.

I really like this image because it really shows how much can be going on around us and we don’t even know or care. I really do think the picture is successful in giving us a peek into someone else's life, a life that in some ways is a polar opposite to ours, but in others, very similar. It shows us how different each one of our worlds can be, and how entering into one, even for a brief moment, can really make a difference. This photo does not just display the image of a man, but of a person, a living, breathing, thinking person. The image displays the true essence of man and exhibits the most essential form of the human experience, the mind, in full clarity.

farouk ramzan

11/5/2018 08:58:12 am

The image is by Bryan Schutmaat. There is natural lighting as the face of the man is lit up brighter than the rest of his body. His shirt consists of the colors: maroon and baby blue. The colors on the dress shirt make a great contrast. The background seems like the interior of his house as it might be made from wood. The man seems tired as he is staring into a distance. His eyes seem tired as they have a shade of red. He looks relatively old because of the wrinkles and white hair on the beard. His hair is combed to the right and seems wet most likely due to sweat from working outdoors.
The image does not use the rule of thirds as the subject is centered. The depth of field is very shallow. There is extra space in the image as the subject does not fill the frame. The focal point in the image is the tip of the man’s nose. The image was taken from the photographer’s perspective. The image is pleasing to look at because of good use of contrast. The lines on the back wall direct the eye to the subject.
The idea/theme of this image is to show the viewer the lives of rural workers such as farmers, coal miners, lumberjacks, etc. The old man’s face displays hard work and wisdom. The artist is trying to make people who know nothing about these isolated individuals to become connected with them. The image is beautiful and has sense of wisdom in it. The image makes me aware of these individuals and how difficult and different theri lives might be
I like the image a lot. It is aesthetically pleasing and is able to effectively deliver the artist’s message. The image greatly focuses on the features of the man rather than the background which makes a focused and interesting image. The image is also successful because Bryan allows the subject to be in his normal and unfiltered state. This creates a raw and natural image. This also allows the theme of rural workers to be communicated more powerfully.
The image reminds me of a painting, more specifically the Mona Lisa. Even though the Mona Lisa uses a woman as a subject and the background is more detailed, there are similarities, such as the dark background and the very fine details of the subjects face. Both images have a focal point on the subjects’ face, more specifically near the nose. The Mona Lisa is trying to show the elegance of the women as Bryan’s image is trying to show the viewers the problematic lives of rural workers. The two outputs and stylistic choices are what makes the two images different and unique.

Samantha Meldner

11/5/2018 09:00:22 am

In this image, Bryan Schutmaat, uses window light to portray the image of a man. However, the man does not smile or use a default posture that people tend to have in images, instead he is just as he is and does not act differently because there is a camera on him. The artist uses a correct exposure and a shallow depth of field to make the image more appealing to the eye. Thanks to the shallow depth of field, the subject is brought to our attention when we first look at the image. Schutmaat wants us to focus on the subject and only the subject because there is not much of a background for the audience to focus on.

This image is a portrait that looks like it was taken near a window in the middle of the day. The artist did not have to construct much for this image to be taken because it is a rather simple image. However, just because it is a simple image does not mean that the image isn’t meaningful. The image projects a a deeper meaning behind one's true self and identity that called our attention. Based on the simplicity of the image, we can then tell how important the subject is and allows us to see the connection between him and the photographer.

In the image, there is a man that seems very tired and sad. Based on the creases in his skin, we can tell that he has been working in the sun a lot. He looks older and must have been doing the same job for most of his life. By looking at his eyes, you can tell that he has a very important story to tell. Bryan Schutmaat forces us to think about the story and decide how we feel about the subject.

Overall, this image really speaks to me because it allows me to focus on things other than just the smile. In most images, everyone tries to smile and attach that image with a happy one. But, that is not always the way we feel. By taking a natural image of a person, you can then dig deeper into their personality and the way that they feel in that particular moment. It helps me to focus on individuals through the art of photography.

In addition, this image also allowed me to open my eyes to the different types of photography as an art. I usually tend to think of photography as an action to create memories. Although, that is one of the ways it can be effective, it is not the whole purpose of photography. Photography, when done right, is beautiful. Bryan Schutmaat makes images out of beauty, instead of out memories.

Sofia Galindo

11/8/2018 10:43:34 am

This portrait made by Bryan Schutmaat is of an older man, probably in his 50s or 60s, that has a very somber look on his face. His eyes are bloodshot and almost look droopy, and he has many wrinkles, mostly around his eyes and on his forehead. His brown hair is straight and is covering a little part of his forehead. He has a long, scraggly beard that is a light ginger brown, but is graying at the bottom and his sideburns. The shot is from chest and up, but from what I can see, he is wearing a collar shirt with blue and purple stripes.
The man is centered in the image, meaning no rule of thirds was used. This shot was taken from the photographer's point of view, which was straight-on. The depth of field is very shallow, blurring the background and focusing more on the man. I think the photographer did this so that the viewer of the image could focus more on the man and every detail about him, rather than the stripes showing in the wallpaper of the background.
The focal point of this image is the eyes of the man, which are bloodshot and drooping. This image is symmetrical, except for his swooped hair that is to the left of his face on his forehead. The subject fills most of the image, and the background is striped wallpaper.
I think the story/theme behind this image is his age and his life. You can tell he has been through hard things and didn’t have a life of luxury. In this portrait he looks tired and worn down, probably because of the job he had, which must have been some form of labour. His face shows everything he has been through in his life, which is one thing I think is very pleasing about this image.
I think this image is very pleasing to look at because it shows every detail of the man’s face. The wrinkles, drooping eyes, and his graying hair all shows character and tells a story. The shadows in this image accentuate his wrinkles and fine lines, which adds more depth to the photo.

Sofia Galindo

11/8/2018 10:44:36 am

Henry Cool

11/11/2018 10:16:33 pm

The image shows an older man in a nice striped shirt. He has a combover with a sad look on his face, and the background seems to be a wooden wall of a house. The picture uses darker colors to make everything look a bit glum and depressing. I think the photographer made this photo during the morning because the lighting seems to be like a foggy morning. In the picture it seems like the man is sitting on a chair and mourning about something.

The photographer seemed to make this very early so he must’ve used a lower shutter speed because everything seems a little dark. He probably stayed on a lower ISO to make the picture as nice and smooth as possible. It looks as if he found someone with an interesting background in the mountains and asked if he could take some pictures. In relation I think he used darker colors to reveal more about the person in the picture and give us a look into his life. Also it looks like the photographer asked the subject to make his hair wet and give us that much more of a dull tone.

The image is very pleasing to look at because the dark moody colors are nice on the eyes and the contrast makes the picture look nice too. The rule of thirds is not being used. The photographer use a shallow depth of field to make sure he only captures his subject. The point of view of the photo was of the photographer’s and he took the picture from a pretty straight on angle. The lines in the image are the stribles on his shirt and the wall in the background. Since the focal point is taking up most of the picture the lines do not really affect the way I look at the photo.

An idea of this image could be that the older one gets the more they see. I believe the story behind this image is that this man has watched someone close to him die or even he could be sad about not fulfilling his life. The artist made this image in order to show us this emotion and make us feel it. His intention was to make us change our lives and live happier because you never know what may happen to you later. The image is very beautiful because it uses all of the colors properly and can actually show emotion unlike other photos.

I like the photo very much. I like it because it has everything the artist wants you to see and creates ideas and more images in your mind. The photographer was successful. He was successful in every aspect of the photo and I believe he was able to show so much of a man's story through only his face. Overall I believe the photo was aesthetically pleasing and was able to portray this man's life even though the picture only shows his face.

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