The Lewis Carroll show at the Art Institute of Chicago is a very interesting as well as different exhibit for me. I didn’t know what to expect at first because I didn’t know much about his work so everything that I did see was all new to me. It was very nice for me to get the chance to experience such a great photographers work especially knowing the hardship of trying to get some of the value and textures that he got in his pictures I knew how to appreciate it. I saw meaning in some of his pictures and some were not as obvious. He told stories in his photos as well as basic straightforward images to show the obvious reason for the pose and the surrounding as well. Some of his photographs were more interesting than others therefore I was drawn into those and away from the others. The pictures that caught my eye were because of the quality of shade, tones, value, and texture they showed. I noticed that almost all of his photos were of young girls most by themselves and some with others.
One prime example of his pictures with meaning that shows great quality in texture and shads would be “Captive Princess”. This is a picture of a young girl standing in a corner looking sad as if she has no choice but to be t
here. She’s dressed to look like a young princess; he shows this with a long white dress with a golden shiny belt along with a crown on her head. Although the picture is black and white I can tell that her belt is suppose to be gold by the texture that it has on it. He had to have wanted to show her as if she was struggling. I can tell this by the wrinkles in her dress, he could have made the dress look nice and clean but he brought the texture and made it look older. She looked as if she was backing up from danger and had no where else to go. She holds her head slightly tilted to show weakness and hide her face as if she doesn't want to show fear almost as if she wants sympathy. Her hair is rough looking like it haven’t been combed in days and he made sure to show the texture in it as if that was a big part of the picture. He has the girl pose right next to the corner and makes it so that it’s obvious while also showing the contrast in the wall so that the corners stands out. Almost everything else is very dark as if he dodged and burned to make it look like someone was watching her from the dark. He shows very good quality and in every way possible and made the picture look so natural. I like the fact that he had so many things to show in such a simple photograph it was very interesting.
He has many photographs that have good meaning and make statements but there are also some that tell stories. One great example of Lewis Carroll’s work that shows a story is “Saint George and th
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