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Sarah Moon was born in France in 1941 where she studied painting and drawing in her earlier years. She then worked as a model in Paris and in London which seemed to influence her later work in life. Most of her work is with fashion photography, but she still manages to capture an essence with the work. This image in my opinion works well because of the way she uses her lighting. In the left side of the picture it starts fading to black which in my opinion makes the image very powerful. Also the blurriness adds to it because it makes it more interesting and catches your eye. I think that Sarah Moon is trying to show and unreal reality through this picture. An unreal reality in a way to show something that looks real but also looks like a dream at the same time, at least thats what I get from this picture. In my opinion I think that this is a successful photography. I think this because its interesting to look at and it keeps your attention and also catches your eye. I wouldn't want to change anything from this picture because every factor such as the lighting and shading make it stand out much more.
Reflecting on my work throughout the album cover project, I've learned that simple ideas make the best ideas. At first I took very complicated shots that I put way too much thinking into. The result was a picture that looked forced and stiff. They appeared to be awkward most of the time, I eventually had no more shot ideas in mind. I then began taking pictures of simple things such as; trees, flowers, dirt patches, any pice of scenery that would catch my eye. The result was much more relaxed looking and seemed to have meaning. I decided to name my album cover "The Chernobyl Incident", to honer the victims of the Russian Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. The scenery in my photography reminded me of when I first heard about the Incident, I had seen images in books of the the land turning to waste and dying out as a result of the nuclear fallout. My photograph made me feel as if I where seeing images of Chernobyl for the first time again, it captured an eerie feeling that I had felt when I had first heard about it. I am very pleased with my work and look forward to doing another project.
