This photo is from a spread from Another magazine in s/s 2006. This has all of Shores compositional elements but just with a real model which made me very happy. What I like about this is the equal and tight feeling this composition has. Your eye travels to her face then stops at the paint and back down and around to the bushes then upwards. The space between her feet and her head and the paint makes this feel organized. The 2 triangles also break up the horizontal lines. Even if she wasn't in it, It would be just as strong. Another beautiful element is this muted color which his photos have. It works really well for these photos.
What caught my attention first about this photo was the depth of field. They aren't even that far away from the hose and its blurred!! It gave me instant chills. This flat consistent lighting is my favorite and works really well with the cold, cloudy morning feeling of this photo. I really love the round shape the hose is making with the yellow lights inside the house. The shapes take your eyes across the photo. Also the gloves create even more of a strong diagonal. There is so much good about this photo the last thing I realized was that they were matching.
What I don't care for about this photo is the angle. Maybe its the only way he could fit his 8x10 in the bathroom but it's personally his least appealing. I love his photos that are straight on and forward so I think that some of the work he has done at this high angle is not the strongest
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