Callie Cingari

I chose to Philips Trager's piece "Mark Dendy". I enjoyed this piece because of its almost scary look. The male is laying down in a large white fur coat with his long blond curls hanging down. The contact between the viewer and the man in the image is very strong and it's almost as if you can understand what he is feeling. The veins that appear in his forehead because of his positioning show almost an anger or rage type attitude. I like the fact that it is all about what he has to show, and not what is going on behind him due to the shallow depth of field, you can really connect with the person this way. The use of his hands was also appealing, one is barely showing because of this coat like thing he has on, and one is placed on his head as if he is confused. The way the photographer has not shown the mouth on this person and covered it in the fur, gives more interest as well. For all we know he could be laughing hysterically, meanwhile he gives us almost an angry look.