ENRICO NATALI
1. In Enrico Natali's "Detroit 1968" series he uses the black and white affect while capturing images of society at that time. He enhances the contrast of the images while also changing the images levels to the backgrounds and or foregrounds. In these photos, the main focus is off centered or in motion. One person is looks sharper than the surroundings even if there is more than one person in the picture. Looking at the first image, he might have used a F8 aperture to focus on the guy up front while still slightly capturing details of the people behind him, or he could have edited the photos to create that affect.
2. Overall, he intended to capture the way society looked during that time. He wanted to show how Detroit was after the industrial revolution. During this time, Detroit had a lot of racial conflicts and political issues. He documented the living conditions, socialization, and differences between the people. He provided a way for people today to look back at these images and realize how racism truly was. He showed the black people in a really poor, and rundown environment, while the white people seemed to be more successful and privileged. He helped reveal the unspoken truth about that time period.
3. I chose this photographer because I liked the contrast of these photos. I also appreciate how lively his photos are. Although the main focus in the image is in the foreground, the background has movement and detail that brings the image together. By practicing shutter speed and aperture, these photos makes me wonder what he programed his camera to in order to get such affects.
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