Poras Choudhary

Of course color is the main focus in this photograph. I like the way he shot warm colors against a cold blue.

 It is a very nicely balanced composition as well. The expression on the kids face makes one wonder what's going on since he has a plane background he is taken out of context.

Here is the context that was absent in the first one. Besides the crazy colors there is a pattern of similar shapes going on. Most of the people are sitting down except for the one woman. It just seems surreal.

Here the image is a little more personal, he caught the emotions that will disappear in the next fraction of a second. Nice composition with the guys touching at least two edges of the frame. I like that the background sill has some of the original gray color. I wonder if the green or blue was enhanced because it seems a little teal.

Just beautiful, the cold teal against the warm pattern of the people.

 I wish  could experiance this one day. It looks like soo much fun.

Ian Crawford

 

Yes, this photographer splashes his models with paint water or sand. He has a fascination for freezing time and there is this element of chance in a otherwise controlled environment. I love the way the paint brakes off and flings everywhere. In general I'm not a fan of fashion photography. I don't like how all the models look the same and have this cold and empty look in their face. It's so unnatural they look like robots. I guess, as an art form I'm ok with it, what i don't like is that this is what society believes we need to live up to. All in all, I like the natural pattern the paint makes.

 It seems really hard to figure out how the model is positioned. And how did they splash her to get that look like that? It's so geometric. I like the big shapes. The robot is even more present in this model.

 

This is just a mistory to me. Is it very fine sand or is it mist? I could't figure it out. I like the simplicity of the big shapes and the dramatic lighting. I'm not sure which is more powerful: the color or the texture. Her ear is natural looking. :)

  

I added a couple more. Here the texture seems more importent then the color. I think leaving the hair pin visibale was a bad choise. But i like the way the hair melts in to the pattern in the water.

 This one doesn't look too comfortable.

Sometimes I'm not sure if everyting is done in the studio like he clames to do. Maybe the head was photoshopped in there later. I just can't believe he gets this in one take.

Jim Goldberg

This photo is very emotional. The person in the front (I'm assuming Elchuco) does not seem to be posing for Goldberg. Where as the person in the back(Manny) is posing. The writing says a lot about their relationship, but also leaves much room for interpretation. It appears that Goldberg showed the picture to them individually. My imagination says that when they saw the picture it had the impact on them to see the reality for what it is: a crumbling relationship.
Setting all emotion a side, the picture has beautiful lighting, I'm assuming day light through the window, and perfect composition. Even the unexplained shadow is doing the job of anchoring Elchuco's elbow.

 

This picture looks like it's a daughter with her mom in the background. The writing makes me think that she has just lost her father and that maybe they went bankrupt after that. It's funny how again the person in the background is looking content, here even smiling for the camera, and the person in the foreground looks worried. I'm not sure if Goldberg used any other lighting sources besides daylight. It's quite possible that this room had two windows. Nice composition again, everything has a job. It almost appears like a set on stage or from a movie. I mean, just look at her clothing. She looks like she lives in the 18 hundred's, but this photo was shot in 1982!

Wow, this woman Elizabeth can write. She may be icy/hot on the outside like in this picture or even in the look of her geometric hand writing, but the content of her writing is soft. I wonder if in this case the writing came before the picture? It just seems to perfect how she is placed rite in the middle of the couch as if in limbo. And what about those two paintings on the wall? One looking like an iceberg and the other like an elongated son? Ehww, she does not look like a comfortable person to be around. I think that Goldberg chose this distance from her not just to capture the environment, but to add to her detached character. But, I could be wrong. How do you feel?