Artist Analysis #5
William Eggleston "Pinball"
I chose this image because the rich color and busy background drew me in to the image and I wanted to know more about the subjects. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any information about the photography, other than it was created by Eggleston some time in the 1970s. Eggleston was known for his use of color in photography, and this image is an excellent example of that. The man in the foreground is in a bright yellow shirt which separates him from the background (a feat, considering that the rest of the image consists of brightly colored pinball machines and a busy wall of comic books/videos?). The appears to have been caught off guard by the photographer, as his hands still hold the machine suggesting that he was still playing the game. The shallow depth of field further serve to make the man in the foreground the central focus, despite everything else going on in the background.
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