Wagner-Place



Landscape Photograph (bottom right corner) This is photograph by Paul Caponigro called Redding Stream. This image is a landscape portrait as it is quite clearly a portrait of nature. The mood that is evoked by the artist is symmetry and balance. To me it conveys a sense of peace and equilibrium. Two compositional techniques it uses are leading lines, through the lines of the trees as well as rule of thirds because there isn't really anything in the middle but the end of the river kind of cuts off where the lines for the thirds would. As I mentioned before the artist is Paul Coponigro is known as one of the most significant American photographers. He approaches his subjects, primarily nature, preferring to use intuition rather than arranging and recording objects.

Source: Photography West Gallery; []

Cityscape Photograph (left phtotograph) This is a photograph by Paul Politis and is called Empire State Building. This image is a cityscape portrait because it depicts a number of buildings in New York City. The mood evoked is the kind of overwhelming feeling of it all and how far is expands. Two compositional techniques used would be point of view because the photo is taken from above and level horizon as the picture does not look as if it is slanting.

Source: Paul Politis Black and White Photography; []

Interiorscape Photograph (top right corner) This is photograph by Shaun O'Boyle and name was not given. The space of this image is an interiorscape as it depicts a window. The mood that is conveys is a sort of forlorn and abandoned feel. As this photo was taken in what used to be a girls orphanage I can image a little girl looking out that window dreaming of the world outside. Some compositional techniques that are used are framing, because the window and sill frame the scenery, and point of view because when looking at the photo you feel as if you are the one standing at the window.

Source: Portraits of Place Photographs by Shaun O'Boyle; []