When entering the tunnel, there were two people graffiting next to one another and I thought it was really interesting. For this image in particular I think it shows the thought which does actually go behind graffiti. I discovered from this person that when going over someone else graffiti, they use a bold colour, like green in order to see what they are doing and then they go back over it in the colours which they actually want. I found this really interesting because I find it shows to my audience that when people graffiti they don't just do it straight away it takes time and planning- when doing it in locations such as this one. Another aspect which I found interesting was the ladder shown here on the left corner, when I first was walking past this subject didn't actually have a ladder but when walking down a bit I saw him pull one out of a bag, it was condensed really small I thought it was really intriguing.
This is the other person who was doing graffiti whilst I went there and I think this much like the image above shows the dedication, he has originally used green and will then go back over it in a darker/ the colour he wants to create what he was intending to. Although I was at Leake St. when they were close to starting, not finishing so I weren't able to see what they were actually doing. I also think the framing of this image is quite successful because the portrait effect has meant I can get my subject in the far left third with the rest of the frame revealing graffiti.
I think this image is really symbolic to the audience when looking at youth. Firstly, I have been able to show my subject within the frame yet due to my focus on the lamppost, it has formed a narrow depth of field effect so the audience main eye draw of this image is the sticker of a made up playing card. It is actually the card it self which I think is really symbolic in looking at youth subculture. A common stereotype of the teen years by the older generation is that they can act completely different, it is the stage in an individuals life where they "go off the rail" and act like they are from a different planet, I find this perception links with the symbol shown of the cats forehead- the upside down cross implying the devil. Another aspect of this playing care which I think is really intriguing is the idea of it being similar to the Ace of spades, which symbolically known in folklore as the death card.
This image shows the split between the tow subjects which I find really interesting. If I would have taken this image head on, I think the effect would have worked better although it still works here a little bit. You can see there is a line straight down the middle of the wall, one subject is working on the white side whilst the other working and the black side. I think this spilt is symbolic because even though it isn't completely clear within this photo, these two subjects were different ages, the one in the left distant was older than the subject on the right, the left being around 20ish and the right being 17-18. I think this spilt shows even though they are the older youth and are different ages, I think it shows how not everyone "grows-out" of their behaviour.
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