Research on exam photographers

Lucinda Chua...

When researching Lucinda's work, my favourite images were those of the empty chairs. This is because I feel that even without subjects in the image, it creates a mood and atmosphere- as if the chairs are lonely themselves, they are deprived of people. The two chairs have to denotation of being two empty chairs, yet the connotation is that two old people used to sit in these chairs although perhaps they have sadly passed and all that has been left is the chairs.

The connotation of empty theatre or cinema chairs create an eerie and creepy denotation. This helps form a scary atmosphere. I really like these images because the use of the empty chairs help convey different moods depending on what image and how you approach the image.

I also really like this image because the lack of people in it still makes it intriguing. Someone has hung up their hat and scarf, leaving them on a map- suggesting they have gone traveling together.

Brassai…

Brassai was a photographer who captured images on the streets of Paris and began between the world wars. This is shown in his work as you can see a progression between the subjects. First we are presented with images of couples, hugging kissing and leaning into each other on the streets. Yet we are then shown empty streets or just the woman. This my imply Brassai wanted to create a heartbroken mood/ atmosphere. I think his images work really well in this topic as he documents a series of shots progressing in a story. If put in order, you would be able to create a story with the images. They are really intriguing as various moods are conveyed within his work which I really like.

Aurelia Paraschiv…