Visual Analysis - Select a photograph that dates from before 1880

Visual Analysis

Select a photograph that dates from before 1880, include the link to the website where you located the image, and embed the image in your initial post. Identify the photographer, title, date, and location/collection. Then address the following:

· Describe the subject matter depicted. What was photographed?

· Discuss the dominant theme.

· Identify at least three formal elements and describe how they influence the way the subject matter is presented.

· Discuss how the image reflects the photographer's personal ideas, identity, or position in society. Whose perspective on the world are the viewers being asked to consider?

· Explain how the respective technologies that were used contribute to this.