This is an image which I have found online on the work of photography of people doing graffiti. I find this particular image interesting to include in my work because I find that this photographer has been able to capture the bold colours of graffiti and it combines together with the bold blue colour of the sky which I really find intriguing. Another aspect to this image which I really like this the idea that this photographer has angled and taken this image when we as the audience are unable to see the face of the subject and the subject in the background, this holds the aspect of hidden identity, we do not know who this individual is, the only factor about his personality we can build on is his appearance of clothing and also the act of graffiti.
Furthermore, another aspect of this image which I do really find interesting is the idea that we can see this subject has happily gone over the work of someone else, someone has done their graffiti, it is unknown to us who done it or when, yet this person has blocked it out, putting their own touch on it. I think this is important aspect in this image because it shows that even though they conform together as a subculture, youths take up the work, wiping the slate new to show their own work instead.
The landscape aspect of this is further interesting because it has enabled the photographer to form a wide depth of field effect with the leading line of the bottom of the wall going diagonally from right hand corner to the top of the bottom third, the use of this leading line shows the audience the graffiti on the wall which I do think is really interesting and eye drawing through the use of colour. The wide depth of field angle is further intriguing because even though the main aspect of this is the focus placed on the subject graffiting as there is a contrast in colour from the clothing to the wall; although it shows much more to the audience than just a narrow depth of field image would.
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This is my image which I took on my first visit to Leak Street graffiti Tunnel. When entering the tunnel I found a group of people graffiting and I particularly found this subject interesting because even though this subject can be classed as the youth subculture, the main stereotype placed on those who do the graffiti is young working class youths who wear hoddies jeans and trainers; yet this is a female in a fluffy coat, fighting those stereotypes, standing up to be different which I think is a really interesting factor.
Furthermore I find this image interesting because the way that I framed this image, it shows my subject but also shows the person formed in graffiti looking at the subject and is so much bigger than my subject and I find it really eye drawing.
As you can see, the subject appears to be covering up the work of someone else's putting their own work up instead. Which I find a really interesting factor as well.
I was also able to frame this image to include both the whole body of my subject but also the spray cans scattered on the floor around her, I think this is an important aspect because generally it is argued to be quite expensive, yet they buy lots of cans in order to present their art. I believe this shows the stereotypical youth priories- they would rather spend the money on spray cans to paint on a wall rather than putting their money away for later in life (stereotypically argued)
Overall, I find these two image, both mine and the one I found on line connect really well in the terms of creating and presenting the stereotypes which is created in the vandalism aspect of the youth stereotype Even though the colours appear to be much bolder in the image I found online, I believe both display really eye drawing colouring.
Notwithstanding this, I also find these image connect with each other because as the audience are able to see, both subjects are covering up the work of someone else graffiti replacing it/ manipulating it with their own work. This can therefore imply that even though people look at those who do graffiti as a whole subculture, these examples show that they may share the same interests but it does not mean that they favour each other, they would rather use the space for there own work. However it can be argued that Leake Street is always being recreated, if it wasn't the graffiti was stagnate and then never change as it would eventually run out space, this way it mean more people get to show their work for a certain period of time.
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