This image clearly displays youth through the action of skateboarding because of the location the photographer have chosen to shoot in. It appears to be an old derelict building, with the graffiti on the walls and the mucked up floor. Furthermore, this image has a punctum included by the photographer which I believe helps display youth really well- the pile of rubbish in the bottom right corner. The photographer could have cut this out because it makes the room look dirty, yet I believe with it, it makes the audience understand youth culture. This is because the photographer has used low key lighting so the pile of rubbish is in shadowing, suggesting it's being hidden. This could be symbolic in looking at youth subculture because it could suggest that youth are misunderstood, people see in light the outside of a teenager and in this case it is them skateboarding in a derelict building but inside hidden they may have all this "rubbish" going on which people don't understand. This may imply that the photographer of this photo was really to make the audience understand how youths are stereotypically judged as a whole and aren't given the choice to speak themselves- people who display youth are normally older and not a true representation- through lacking validity, unlike this image here.
The style of this image relates to the work of Dan Boulton. Even though Dan Boulton uses Graffiti and this image is of tattoos, I think it still has a very similar effect into showing the youth subculture. It could be argued that you have to be 18 in order to get a tattoo which isn't exactly "youth", however my project is on the youth subculture- the collective identity of those who behave in this manor and I believe this image works really well. Furthermore, the use of a prob of a skateboard is interesting, this shoot is all about the activity of skateboarding and even though this subject isn't directly skateboarding, it is implied that they do skateboard. Also being able to see the pattern at the bottom of the skateboard is actually a really interesting insight into this subjects personality because normally, when someone is skateboarding the skateboards all look the same- as you cannot see underneath, yet with this photo the tattoos combined and link with the patterns on the skateboard. This image can help influence my work because I could try and get photos of people holding their skateboard in a way where I am able to capture the bottom because I believe this is symbolic into looking at the youth subculture and stereotypical collective identity.
This image is really similar to ones I have on my Shoot Four Graffiti shoot because it shows the Ann Gould's stereotype of youth rebellion. The photographer of this photo has been able to capture may different stereotypes in one photo which I find really interesting. With the subjects sat by and under a sign reading "No Skateboarding in this area" and the subjects on skateboards shows they do not care for the rules. However this also shows the manipulation of youths, they are using their skateboards as seats and aren't physically skateboarding and therefore are not breaking any rules. Therefore this suggests that the youth culture like to push the boundaries, yet it could be argued what trouble are they actually doing? They are just having found together. This image can influence my work on this shoot because it has given me the idea of showing youths using skateboards to prove a point/ giving them a personality.
This photographers use of high key lighting is really interesting in this image because it has given a silhouette effect on this subject yet the audience are still able to see that he is crossing the road whilst holding a skateboard. The over exposure on this photo strips the subject of his identity which I find really interesting in looking at picture of youth culture because as a whole, many people tend to stereotype teenager culture. Very similar to the second image on this blog post the photographer has framed and angled this photo in order to include the bottom of the skateboard which shows the individual personality of this subject. However, some may criticise skateboarding as showing youth rebellion as it is noisy and they get in the way of other people- showing they lack disrespect, yet there is irony in this image because even though the subject is holding a skateboard, they aren't actually riding across the road on it, showing they are actually respectful and not dangerous. Therefore, this image of someone holding a skateboard can influence my work in this shoot by showing me to try and include silhouettes.
This photo was taken at South Bank Skatepark- this shows how researching skateboarding has influenced me on the locations to include. This is a really interesting photo showing the activity of skateboarding because it is a documented photo where the photographer hasn't manipulated it but still the audience are able to see the action of this subject. Additionally another aspect which makes this an intriguing image in looking at youth is the use of complimentary colours, the photographer has used a subject who is wearing quite plain looking clothes which helps form a contrast from the subject and the graffiti on the wall. This could be suggested as being symbolic because it shows how sometimes, youths don't display their personality through the clothes they wear but through the art the create- the graffiti behind this subject. Furthermore, this image is also interesting when researching youth because the photographer has captured subjects in the background watching, this may suggest the pressure that youth culture feel- they constantly feel they have to do the best- look better in front of people.
The lack of the subject in this image is really interesting when researching images to display youth because the audience are only shoes the bottom part of the subjects legs and half their skate board. This photo complies with the theory of Klein- the branding and logos of everything. This photographs use of having the shoes in eyeline- at the top of the bottom third is really important because as suggested by Klein the younger generation are becoming more and more like "branded dolls" because who can buy what name is more important to certain individuals.
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