Elliot Erwitt

Here is another photo I like from Magnum. It is by a French photographer named Elliot Erwitt. The photograph has a short depth of field therefore the main objects are in the foreground. The 2 pairs of legs and the small dog create three vertical lines dividing the frame. Behind them the background is out of focus. There is a high contrast between the objects in focus and the out of focus background. The photographer has gotten on the same eye level as the small dog for this low perspective. We are looking at the scene as if we were another dog confronting this woman and her pets on a walk. There is a nice rhythm across the frame as you look from lef to right with space on either side of the subjects and an even seperation between them.

Phoebe