This photo captured me instantly
because of the color contrast and the symmetry. I really like the technical aspects
of this photo. The picture is in sharp focus and the exposure and lighting are
all well done. What is so attention grabbing about this photo is the contrast
between the girl and the background. The background is a beach, and the colors
are pastel tones and are all neutral. Against that is the girl with fair skin
wearing a black bathing suit. The color of her white skin and the dark bathing
suit pop out against the neutral background, and that places all of the
viewer’s attention on her.
Another interesting aspect of
the photo is its symmetry. The girl is standing in the direct center of the photo
and her bathing suit and body position is almost exactly the same on both her
left and right side. By using both these techniques, Rineke Dijkstra was able
to put all the focus and emphasis of the photo on this girl, and by doing that
it makes the viewer care about who she is and why she is there.
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