"Afghan Girl," which is the title of this picture, was taken by Steve McCurry. McCurry is famous for his portraits, which tend to be taken during 'armed conflicts.' This one was taken when he dressed up in native garb and crossed the Pakistan border into rebelled controlled areas of Afghanistan. She was living as a refugee in Pakistan, from Afghan, when she was photographed. This picture is really powerful because you can see the despair in her eyes. The use of high intensity colors brings them out intensely. He used the principle emphasis as well in this shot. By getting a close up of her face, it's emphasizing her eyes greatly.
This picture, titled "Silhouettes at Sunset," was taken by Carlos Gotay. In photography, a silhouette is defined as an outline against a light background. The subject that is defined as a black shape in this image is the tree and the guy walking his dog. Some elements and principles that were used throughout this image is color (cool/low intensity), emphasis, unity, and space/perspective. Using the colors black, dark blue, and other low intensity colors gives the image a cool feeling. By making the subjects black, it emphasizes them because that's the first thing a viewer notices. The background of this image makes it seem really far away, which uses the element space/perspective. With all of these elements, and a few more that weren't stated, it creates a sense of unity.
In this image by Ansel Adams, there are many elements of art used. Just naming a few of them would be shape, texture, contrast, and color. He uses shape with the image of the river going between the lands in a curvy way. This shape is considered an organic shape because it isn’t in a geometric like way. Texture is used in the mountains and sky. The mountains look jagged and steep, and the clouds look fluffy but powerful at the same time. This image is purely black and white and due to this, it creates a lot of depth in the picture. By using this characteristic in the picture, it uses the element of value/contrast. Going along with the contrast, Adam’s choice of darker colors gives it a cool feeling
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