Today you will be writing about this image by artist Sian Davey. The photograph is from her body of work titled Looking For Alice. We will look at some images from this series and discuss it in class before you write.
Your analysis must be 4 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 Wednesday, 10/18/17. Refer to your "How to See" handout for analyzing a photograph--
Andi Feik
10/16/2017 09:39:02 am
This is an image of a little girl sitting on a bed. On one half of the image there is a lot of shadows. On the other side there is a window and it is very bright. This image is using a lot of reds in the pillows, blankets, and curtains. The image bright on one side and dark on the other. In the image it’s a little girl sitting on a bed like she just woke up. She’s looking right into the camera and is not smiling. Her hair is messy like she just woke up and she is holding a blanket. 10/16/2017 09:40:04 am
The picture shows a young child sitting on a couch, tangles in blankets, with a window behind her. It uses dark colors such as orange, brown, and tan. There are many shadows, with the only light coming through the window and hitting the subject directly. In the photo is a flower pot, a window shade, and a bunch of pillows and blankets. It looks like the girl is just getting up, not necessarily from sleep, but from laying down.
Catherine Clausewitz
10/16/2017 09:41:05 am
This image is of a little girl sitting on a couch. She looks like she just woke up because she has the lines on her legs from the sheets and her hair is very messy. She is wearing PJs that are white with little pink roses with leaves coming off some of the flowers. The PJs are long sleeves and look to have little pearl buttons or snaps as well as lace around the collar and the sleeves. Her face looks very tired and she has redness in her cheeks and nose. The little girl is the main focus in this image and the rest of the image besides the pillow has a little bit of a blur to it. 10/16/2017 09:41:48 am
This image is of a young girl, around one year old, sitting on a couch while tangled in blankets, in front of a window and some curtains. The image is using very dull, dark, and almost depressing colors, such as crimson, yellow, white, and gray. The lighting in the image is very bright on the right side due to window light but it is very dark on the left because there are curtains that are blocking out the light. The objects in the image include a young girl that has crazy hair and a red face and may have a fever, blankets, a floral pillow, a couch with a tribal design, windows, pink flowers, and a curtain. In this image the young girl is staring at the camera directly with a semi-shocked look on her face, while sitting on a couch with a window behind her, and she appears to be tangled up in multiple blankets.
Chase Blackwell
10/16/2017 09:42:01 am
The image is of a baby girl with down-syndrome named Alice who is the center of the photograph. The image has a very warm color palette, and the image overall has a very warm temperature. She is sitting in the middle of a bed, and the sheets are ruffled around her. The main lighting source is the window in the background, which casts a shadow across her face ever so slightly. The Window is in the upper-righthand corner, and the light of the window is shining on the right half of the photo, but is blocked by a curtain on the left half of the photo.
Kaitlyn Evans
10/16/2017 09:46:06 am
Kaitlyn Evans
melody umsted
10/16/2017 09:46:59 am
This image is a portrait of a young girl with down syndrome. She is wearing her pajamas, which are white with little pink flowers. The girl is on a couch with pillows and blankets; it looks like she has been sleeping there. Behind the couch is a window with a curtain pulled in front of half of it. There is a small flower box on the windowsill. The blanket is grey, and the curtain, couch pillow, and couch design all have red and orange colors. The lights are off inside and the light in the photo is coming from the early morning or evening sun outside. 10/16/2017 09:47:52 am
The picture is of a little girl with white and pink pajamas sitting on what looks like a bed with grey blankets in around 11 to 12 o'clock, the light from outside the window is the only light source the image uses. The image uses really dark shadows and really bright light, probably clipping, the photo uses a shallow depth of field to focus on the little girl and the girl is in the center of the image. The photo does leave out the rest of the bed and the couch next to it. The story of the image is that the little girl called Alice who has down syndrome and the mother/photographer, Sian Davey, uses photography to cope with the anxiety of raising a child with down syndrome. The photo mainly focuses on the Alice and the image is noteworthy because of how the picture is taken with really dark shadows and really bright light and the context behind the image. I like the photo I think it looks pleasant and it gets you thinking about Alice and how raising her must be like. The photograph is successful because it catches my attention to the Alice and it gets me thinking.
Adriana Vazquez
10/16/2017 09:49:02 am
Julieta Vazquez Martinez
10/16/2017 09:53:59 am
Sian’s daughter, Alice, is the subject of this image, the image itself is a portrait of her. Alice is looking straight up to the camera with her mouth open, she is in the center of the image, sitting on a big blanket (with which her hands are busy), that is laying on a couch probably. Her hair is short and dark blonde, she is wearing white pajamas with little pink roses all over it. Her PJs patch with a pillow in the back left side of the image, and the couch matches with the dark orange curtain that is right behind Alice on the left side. In the right side, we see white old-style windows and a little flower pot. Davey is using the light coming from the window for the image.
Mikaela Mumme
10/16/2017 11:50:23 am
This image is of a young girl standing on a fence looking out to a open field. The way the trees around her are shaped look like they are almost consuming her. The image uses warm colors on the subject and cooler colors around the subject. The photo is well lit and uses all natural lighting from outside. This image looks like it could have been staged but it might have not been.
The image is of a girl looking into the camera in a messy room. There is a window shining light on her. She is sitting on a bed that is a bit messy. The photograph is using very neutral colors like white and sandy colors and light grey. The middle of the photo is getting lit by the window and everything else is dark. There is a small girl in the middle and a window. A bed, Some flowers and a bed. The girl is looking at the camera. Comments are closed.
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