Dorothea Lange Analysis
Dorothea Lange was born on May 26, 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey to Joanna and Heinrich Nutzhorn. Her father worked as a lawyer and her mother stayed home to raise her and her brother. At the age of seven Dorothea came down with polio, which left her with permanent damage to her right leg. Suffering from this disease cause Dorothea to develop her compassion for people suffering since she had lived through suffering herself. At the age of twelve her parents separated, and Dorothea blamed her father for the failed relationship causing her to drop her father’s last name and take her mother’s maiden name, Lange (Oden). After her parents divorce she attended Public School 62, where she often skipped class and earned low grades. While was not attending
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My first impression of this photo is that it is sad but shows the conditions that many Americans faced during this time. Something that I like about this photo is that all three people are in focus, but the main subject is the mother. I also like that it is bright and taken in an actual place people spent time. Something that I dislike is the feeling of sorrow it makes me feel when I look at it. This portrait evokes very raw emotion and shows the her strength because she is having to take care of her children and provide a place to live for them through the hard time. This photo is properly focused because all three subjects are in focus and it does not have unintentional blur. The color makes the photo more dramatic and better shows that they are suffering. I think she used the correct exposure because it is very bright and does not show any unwanted shadows throughout. She used balance in this photo because there is a child on both sides of her. She also used the rules of thirds because the children are on the sides of her which are where the lines would intersect. The main thing I like about this photo is the emotion that is shows and how you can know what they are feeling just by their facial expression. Overall I think this picture did exactly what Lange wanted it to do, it created sympathy for those who were
My first impression of this photo is that it is sad but shows the conditions that many Americans faced during this time. Something that I like about this photo is that all three people are in focus, but the main subject is the mother. I also like that it is bright and taken in an actual place people spent time. Something that I dislike is the feeling of sorrow it makes me feel when I look at it. This portrait evokes very raw emotion and shows the her strength because she is having to take care of her children and provide a place to live for them through the hard time. This photo is properly focused because all three subjects are in focus and it does not have unintentional blur. The color makes the photo more dramatic and better shows that they are suffering. I think she used the correct exposure because it is very bright and does not show any unwanted shadows throughout. She used balance in this photo because there is a child on both sides of her. She also used the rules of thirds because the children are on the sides of her which are where the lines would intersect. The main thing I like about this photo is the emotion that is shows and how you can know what they are feeling just by their facial expression. Overall I think this picture did exactly what Lange wanted it to do, it created sympathy for those who were