William Eggleston

Dust Bells volume II

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Untitled Dust Bells volume II

William Eggleston

William Eggleston, whose work was inspired by the work of Robert Frank,. Much like Frank Eggleston did not photograph predictable things. Eggleston most commonly photographed signs, telegraph poles, parking meters and posters. The photographs I have chosen from Eggleston’s collection do include people this is because people interest me.
The first photograph from ‘Dust Bells II’ reminds me of Franks photograph ‘Butte , MT’ which features a family in a car. The car has two teens in eating some sort of fast food. This reminds me of when I first got my car all I wanted to do was drive all the time! The car looks new for the era, the couple could be on a date and the male could be showing off his new car. I love how the identities of the pair featured are not fully revealed this is done by the use of the above angle; this made me wonder what the pair were like. By using this angle Eggleston opens up the rest of the landscape surrounding them. This photograph has a feel good feel and reminds me of young love.
The second photograph ‘Untitled’ is clearly from the 60’s era, this is shown through the car and how the female is dressed. I love how casual this shot is, the female looks completely relaxed. The model looks young and as though she is enjoying life. I like the amount of blue in the composition gives the photo a calm feel. The circular shape of the wheel works nicely with the square shape of the car door. The door also creates a perspective point and keeps the eye on the female.
The final photograph from ‘Dust Bells II is truly beautiful. The composition is very visually interesting; this is shown through the similarities of colour throughout the composition. The female, who looks fairly young, wears an orange dress which blends into the brick work in a beautiful way. What makes the female stand out from the brickwork is the vertical lines on her dress and the shadow behind her. She appears to be under a street lamp this is shown through the dark area on the left hand corner and the shadow behind her. It almost looks as if the female has done this as an act to be invisible. This could be as she is not stick thin or popular; I think almost every girl has once felt the same. This photograph makes me wonder why she is standing alone in the middle of the night. I like the use of the landscape here I think it makes the photograph more meaningful and unique which works with the message decoded from the photograph. In conclusion Like Robert Frank William Eggleston looks for the things the world do not see or the moments that seem ordinary.