KelseyCrawford:WEEK5

  

A Portrait of Love Among the Ruins of Post-Industrial America
Brenda Ann Kenneally

I am excited to have come across this series of photos by Brenda Ann Kenneally, because of the many emotional truths they display. She captures the town of "Collar City" and the poverty stricken community within. Each picture acts as a glimpse into each of the subjects life's with nothing censored. I enjoy the different ways Kenneally shoots different subjects to convey their emotions. I feel really taken back by them looking at her subjects just trying to imagine what they are feeling. In the picture to the top left she uses texture of the screen door to her advantage leaving a nice touch to the image. In the second image I enjoyed the bright colors that seem to contrast the emotion on the little girls face. Overall her images are striking with emotion which attracts me to them. 

  
Photographic Stories of Love and Loss As Performed by Hollywood Stars
Photographer: Caitlin Cronenberg Art Director: Jessica Ennis 

This series is especially interesting to me because of the content, but also the fact that it was not just one person but two people who collaborated to create these images. The two women Caitlin Cronenberg and Jessica Ennis, focused in on the different emotions one feels after a break up or loss of love. An interesting quality is that they used actors for the images subjects. They would sit around coming up with stories and imagined every picture before they were taken. The photos were completely staged, but something about them feels in the moment because of the way one can relate. The lighting is also peculiar in all the images which I adore. I personally find myself connecting the images to certain periods of the break up. For example, the top left feels like they are having "the conversation" the one that leads up to all finalized endings. The image to the right feels like that moment of realization where you almost feel the weight thats being taken from the person. Again I find myself heavily attracted to emotion.