The composition of the first picture by Steve McCully is an informal photograph but the photo by Annie Levibovitz is a formal photo. Photo A is unposed and in the moment, where photo B is thought out and posed, this contrasts the two pictures. Photograph A and B are asymmetrical, but photo B has converging lines making it look almost symmetrical. The image by Steve McCully has a tight, cropped look which is portrayed by looking out of a car window with no depth of field behind the subjects. The photo by Annie Levibovitz is a open image taken far away with a long depth of field behind the subject. Also, image B has the rule of thirds in it from the buildings but image A does not have the rule of thirds.
Photograph A and B have opposite content in them. Photograph A has a women holding a child in it that is taken spontaneously, presenting a very strong emotion. Photo B is thought out with a planned emotion. The image has a posed subject in front of two buildings, one on each side of the masked women. I think each photos are very different with very little similarities. The only similarities I see are that they both have human subjects in them. Differences in the two photographs include emotions conveyed, posture, setting, exposure, and clarity.
I think in photograph A the photographer, Steve McCully, was trying to evoke a strong emotion. Maybe curiosity, sadness, or a sense of being lost. Mr.McCully was really focused on the realness and emotion of the picture. Annie Leibovitz the photographer for photo B was trying to have a more artistic image; Its very posed, thought out, and structured. The photo has almost an empty feeling but very artistic.
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