Sally Mann's Three Children

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Introduction
This photo by Sally Mann features three children, however, only one child is facing forwards and she is holding a cigarette which is unusual for a young girl.
Discussion
The photo has been taken outdoors on a dirt path that is leading to a forest. On the dirt path, there are the three children which make it more pleasing to the eye and also ties the image together. The girl in the middle facing towards the camera is the subject matter this is because she has eye contact with the camera and because of the intense brightness of her dress, which leads you to look straight at her. The middle girl’s hair is left messy even though she is dressed neatly this adds texture and realism to the photo because people can relate and upstand what it feels like, so views now have more of a connection the image. The tone of this image is a tad gloomy because of the darkness of the forest. The contrast in this image is not high because the elements of the picture all hold sameness. This image has a shallow depth of field which is …show more content…

The cigarette symbolises the bad dictions that the older generation made and how the younger generation have observed that and copied. The child on the stilts shows how the children still want to have fun but they also want to be adults. (He also wants to be taller like the adults.).The symbols are connected to the theme which is; the older generation affects the younger. Even by the way that the two girls are standing in the foreground of the photo resembles the way that adults would stand and act. This photographers point is to do more than just bring awareness to the issue of the older generation influencing the younger generation. It wants to provoke views to be better role models. That is the message in this photograph; to influence people to act in a way that they would be proud to see the younger generation action

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