Frank spent more time getting in-depth with the subjects that he captured nuances which made his photographs unique. He also prepared some symbols that he wanted to capture, such as: flags, cowboys, rich sociaties, juke-boxes, and politicians. But the objects he ended up photographing were cars, american lunch counters, consumerism, suburbs, public parks, cemeteries, and juke-boxes. Frank inserted blank pages in-between to give the viewer a chance to reflect on the previous images, this helped the viewer of the book to be more of an active viewer rather than just flipping through the various pages. Frank would throw away those frames he found of no interest. He would crop his pictures radically ,and at other times less radically. he wanted to create movement through his photos. They had small scale and matted on the board. The pictures were framedby a white boarder on top of them with a black outline, they were also protected by a mirror of the framing. His photos were taken in black and white to show hope and despair, that is what he wanted to show through his photographs. .
Robert Frank focused his pictures on race, religion, and the overwhelming sense of alienation. In his photographs we can see the American lifestyle by photographing the rich, poor, different ethnic groups, politicians, beggars, and immigrants. His work was during the 1950's which captured the dark side of the U.S. One of I chose was, "Elizabethtown, North Carolina, 1955," because it showed the daily struggle of society as a whole. In the photograph we can see two women with two young children. The woman on the left is wearing an old tattered dress with a black hat. She looks tired and malnourished, her back hunched from years of hard labor. We also see a young boy, who may be her son, hiding behind her, and not in great shape either. The woman on the right is wearing a common dress, and her face layered with concern.
