Death Of Nature Photography Analysis
After Three Days and Death of Nature are photographic pieces that have certain features and use multiple techniques to express an appropriation of a certain time. This essay will evaluate the structural, cultural and conceptual frame to discuss the similarities and differences of each photograph.
Julia Margret Cameron took the photograph, After Three Days in 1889. In the photo, there are four people. There are two women on the left, a young boy in the middle and another woman slightly visible on the right side. At the bottom of the photograph is a bouquet of flowers, balancing the features of the photo nicely.
By contrast, the Death of Nature piece that was taken in 1987 by Anne Ferran, displays six females placed in all directions and levels. The women are clothed in long white drapery much like what women wore in the colonial times of the 19th …show more content…
Cameron and Ferran both instructed their models to put on a depressing look to give their photograph meaning. However, Ferran placed her models so some were sitting, lying down on one another or standing half cropped out. This structural technique makes the image stand out from common photos and give the impression they are so ill and fatigued they have to lie on each other.
After Three Days and Death of Nature have some similar photographing techniques but convey a different message to the viewer. Undoubtedly, Julia Margaret Cameron had an influence on Anne Ferran’s style. Ferran formed appropriations of the colonial times like what Cameron did with biblical times. They both use drapery and conveyed similar emotion to form that feeling of fatigue and also a sense of mystery. Overall, After Three Days and Death of Nature are have similar photography methods, however are separated by the structural and cultural modifications in Anne Ferrans’
Julia Margret Cameron took the photograph, After Three Days in 1889. In the photo, there are four people. There are two women on the left, a young boy in the middle and another woman slightly visible on the right side. At the bottom of the photograph is a bouquet of flowers, balancing the features of the photo nicely.
By contrast, the Death of Nature piece that was taken in 1987 by Anne Ferran, displays six females placed in all directions and levels. The women are clothed in long white drapery much like what women wore in the colonial times of the 19th …show more content…
Cameron and Ferran both instructed their models to put on a depressing look to give their photograph meaning. However, Ferran placed her models so some were sitting, lying down on one another or standing half cropped out. This structural technique makes the image stand out from common photos and give the impression they are so ill and fatigued they have to lie on each other.
After Three Days and Death of Nature have some similar photographing techniques but convey a different message to the viewer. Undoubtedly, Julia Margaret Cameron had an influence on Anne Ferran’s style. Ferran formed appropriations of the colonial times like what Cameron did with biblical times. They both use drapery and conveyed similar emotion to form that feeling of fatigue and also a sense of mystery. Overall, After Three Days and Death of Nature are have similar photography methods, however are separated by the structural and cultural modifications in Anne Ferrans’