From analyzing this photo, the person appears to be very stoic, and very serious. He seems to be decorated with military medals and awards. There is a lot of very natural light posed in this photo which illuminates the face of the person, where as his uniform is very dark. The light seems to transcend from top to bottom. The back drop is decorated in a floral print.
After reviewing this photo, what I gathered is that this person must be a well-off, decorated military officer. His attire also gives away his wealth and social status since his uniform is very proper and prim. His facial expression is very serious and stoic, which corresponds with typical military poses and facial expressions. There is a lot of natural light in this photo, which helps illuminate the person's face. Keita in his studio was notoriously known for using natural light in his photographs. The floral back drop is kind of confusing, Keita was trying to pull away from European photographic tropes, but the floral back drop reminds me of a European style.
When the professor brought the book to the class on either Monday or Wednesday, this picture kept me for awhile. As I remember, this photo was untitled. And the guy's facial expression made me feel sympathy.
ReplyDeleteThe interesting fact is that this photo must have been taken around the time Keita took the two woman that I did my assignment on because I see the same background behind the models.