Friday, 6 November 2015

Memory check x1


1) What time period do you think the photograph was taken? Give reasons for your answer. I think that the time period that the photograph was taken was around the 1990s possibly the 1980s. This is because of the blurriness in the photo. It kind of looks like the future (futurama) with the tram things crossing over each other.
2) What do you think was the genre/subject? I think that the genre/subject on this photo is to do with a holiday. This is because of the  swimming pool with a crowd of people standing/swimming in the water. It gives the feeling that you want to be there-(Ballroom dancing)

3) Are the elements in the shot balanced? In my opinion I don't think that the elements in the shot are balanced. This is because the photo is blurry showing how old it is. I think that the composition in this photo is rule of thirds because you can directly see everything in the photo clearly enough.

4) What message could the photograph be trying to convey? The message that the photograph could be trying to convey is a holiday. It shows a way of relaxing throughout the summer holidays because of the swimming pool. Also the hotel thing in the background shows this also.

5) Do you notice anything striking about the shot? The only thing that I find striking about the shot is that people could have fallen out into the pool. You might have injured yourself from travelling on the transport, the colours are also a bit striking about this photo.

6) Do you think consent was needed from the subjects?  I think that consent was not needed from the subjects. This is because it was advertising a holiday. In the photo times you don't particular need permission apart from the more dangerous parts, such as the transport, if some-one decided to jump out.
7) What is the viewpoint? The viewpoint of this photo is probably the transport part. This is because of the people looking through the transport windows. I think that there is a little bit of viewpoint behind the swimming pool near the mushroom thing, its a smurf house, because of people standing near it gives you the feeling of a viewpoint, eye level. There could have been a birds eye level.
8) If you were to produce this shot what would you do differently? If I was to produce this shot I would change the viewpoint of the shot to a birds eye view shot. I would take the shot from the top of a train or a plane or helicopter. I would also have a shot looking down on the swimming pool so you can see the shadows/reflections under the water.


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