Post #3

Douglas Prince
Fireplace and Sand, 1978
Photography and Vision

Analysis:

Partial sand floors in a living room, constructed by double negative exposure.

Form (what is most relevant in regard to the interpretation)

• Relation of elements within the frame:
  The whole series of images in Prince's portfolio are using 2 to 3 un-relating subjects that compose an interesting photo.
  
• Balance:
  The sand only takes up about one third of the image which is okay because it isnt covering too much space to get the point across.
  
• Color:
  Black and white is most likely the best way to go with a photo like this due to possible contrasting colors.
  
• Unity:
  Even though the two subject matters are un-relating they still come together nicely to make a whole image.
  
• point of view:
  The cameras point of view was head on with the fireplace witch give a good perspective on the sand floors and making the room look bigger than it might really be.
  

Interpretation

• I love this series because there are quite a bit of contradictory photographs. Like sand floors in a stiff living room. This image will bring you the idea of fun, being outdoors and messy into a living room that was meant to look very clean and rigid. He does a great job with the room lighting being similar to the outdoor lighting of the sand while also implementing a large range of contrast.
  
• some of his other photos include a woman standing in a lake during a lightning storm, an outdoor fire in an art gallery or a baby deer walking around in a big game hunting gallery.