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I really like the photographers idea by using small figurines to show unique or realistic everyday situations and makes it humorous at times, such as the figure rowing on spilt milk, or two businessmen fighting like kids. I think that this is creative because it deals with problems or issues in society that we dont see or notice. For example when I look at the last photo, i think that the idea behind this photo is competition in the professional world which has greatly increased after the world's economy crisis that is still effecting society today. This captures the viewer's attention at first because it is witty but as you think about the image you begin to develop an idea of what the photographer is trying to communicate. The photos are often juxtaposed with wide-shots of the space where the small models are positioned so that encourages the viewer to look all over the picture to try to find the small models. This makes me think that the artist wants the viewer to "search" for a hidden message in our seemingly-normal environments and look past the ordinary to find new problems or situations that are over-looked or ignored. I think that it also shows that little problems count too, just because you cant see them, doesn't mean that they dont count.
Ray's a laugh by Richard Billingham
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I really like this collection by Richard Billingham because it gives me, the viewer, an inside look at the reality of this person's normal family life and allows me to relate to the situations in the pictures, such as couples still dressed in night gowns, arguing, eating in front of the television etc, which is a more accurate representation of families today as opposed to how families are shown in things like magazines or advertisements where the ideal family lifestyle of the 1950's is copied. This collection is honest and has character because it is caught in the moment and is not posed, and this makes the collection seem more like a documentation of the families in the world today and how our perception of family life these days have changed from what society had once perceived it to be. The view point looks like an outsider invited to watch the lives of the family members, like a reality television show. This could say something about the privacy of households in today's society and how families these days dont feel that they have to hide their true nature because the idea of family has changed throughout the years. In a photograph where the family cat is flying mid-air, the photographer would've had to be quick and have his camera set to a very fast shutter speed. This image is one that makes the viewers become more aware of the fact that the photographer is responding as fast as he can to what the subjects are doing and this gives us the impression that the subjects are fast paced, and aren't as peaceful or relaxed as the photos make us believe,
and this emphasizes the modern depiction of a dysfunctional family.
The last resort by Martin Parr
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This collection works well with the idea of time because, like the 'Ray's a laugh' collection by Richard Billingham, the photographer tries to capture the moment, and the focus of the image is not about making the picture look aesthetically pleasing but instead let it tell a story or document situations in real life. When I look at these photos, I think that the artist aims to create a nostalgic view of summer, where the kids all want ice cream by the beach, everyone is out soaking up the sun, shops and ice cream bars are packed with que's and families all take their spot on the beach. The people in the photos are at times not ready for the photos that the artist takes and this helps make the photos look like documentations of a classic summer that many of the viewers can look back on and relate to. There are some colour saturations used in some photographs, and this almost makes the pictures look parodic, as the images look more superficial and gives me the idea that we, the people in the beach, create that 'uglyness' or unattractive view that is shown in the pictures almost to say that this is what our modern society is like; rushed, superficial, mass consumption etc...
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