The above image is of French writer and semiologist Roland Barthes taken in 1977. The composition is very simple - a single figure with a right hand justification. The scale of is body is about equal with the blank areas of the canvas. He creates a vertical line while the placement of his hand on his mouth creates a slight diagonal leading up to the top right hand corner. The photo is in low contrast with the exception of an illuminated background against the figures clothing.
I really liked how dark the canvas was because it expressed a lot of emotion. The figure has a contemplative look on his face and the dark shadows above his eyes make his expression hard to read which helps to captivate the viewer. More so, I liked the simplicity of the canvas because it highlighted the writer as the central figure without any distractions.
Mara Schlanger
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