Looking Closely at Photographs



David Guttenfelder, AP

 1. What feeling does this photograph create in you, the viewer?
 Humorous.
2. What story do you think this photograph tells the viewer?
 Does it capture something that would be hard to convey in words? It tells me the need to be alert. A soilder is not judge by his uniform but by his actions.
3.  Who or what is the subject of this photograph?
U.S soilders in Afganistan.
4. Is the lighting natural or artificial? What time of day is it?
Natural lighting and morning because the man is in his boxers.
5. What colors stand out? 
Pink on the boxers and the red shirt.
6. What part or parts are out of focus, if any?
 A little bit of the background.
7. What is the distance between the subject and the camera/viewer? What is the effect of this?
 hes Pretty close 5 feet away maybe and hes probably a little bit above them. the effect of having it out of focus helps fixate on the soilders and the mans boxers not what they are shooting at.
8. How is the picture composed? Is the subject centered? Is the "rule of thirds" followed?
 The subject is not centered but the photographer is following the rule of thirds. There is also repetition within the photo.
9. How personal/impersonal is this photo? What elements make it this way?
Personal because of the boxers.
10. What strikes you most about the photo? Why do you think that is?
The most striking thing would be seeing the guy in the boxers and still with the gun ready to do his job.
11. What is the background for this image?
Mountains, rocks, boulders and they're leaning on sandbags that form a bunker.
12. Why do you think this photograph was taken?
To capture something that has never been seen.
13. Does this qualify as photojournalism? As commercial, casual or art photography, or some other category? Why?
Yes it does qualify as photojounalism and i think it falls under the "other" category.
14. Is the photo timely? Does it have a timeless quality? Both? Might it become iconic? Why or why not?
Yes it is it also relates to this modern day because we are in a war and it might be ironic because we are in war war is ugly and the mans wearing pink.
15. What else do you notice about the photograph?
I notice that they are all crouched and ready to fire.