Who has bread?
EXIF
- SAMSUNG
- photo_camera Model: SM-N960U1
- exposure Exposure: 1/60 (0.017 sec)
- shutter_speed Aperture: f/2.4
- lens Focal Length: 4.3 mm
- iso ISO: 125
- timer Date taken: 2020:03:13 18:46:54
- flash_on Flash: Did not fire
- Contest: The New Normal
- DESCRIPTION AND SETTINGS : Samsung Note 9 f/2.4 1/60 4.3 mm ISO 125 AWB no flash. This is more a photo-journalistic record of the stark bareness of the grocery store shelves than a creatively compelling image. Image was then processed in PS using Silver Efex Pro 2.
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Judge's Critique:
Composition, choice of monochrome, torn edges, and graininess all work together in this image to tell a story. Of course, this story could have been told during the Spanish Flu or great depression, as well as today. Keeping in mind that there is nothing neutral in our photography…is everything in your photograph necessary? Does every element support what you are trying to say?
What I am speaking to now is more of my aesthetic. Turning your art into my art is what I have been trying to avoid with critiques. Having said that, compare the side-by-side visual critique. I refined the image down to its basic elements. In my mind the window is bright and doesn’t help the statement. My eye is constantly drawn to the brightness which distracts me from the shelves. Once the bright area is gone, I can concentrate on the empty shelves and product pricing. I also don’t think the wine cases and pictures on the wall are necessary to the “Who has bread” question.
By the way; if I had to answer the question, I would suggest it is the same person with all of the toilet paper.
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