#post thirteen

Above is a picture of Solange Knowles's wedding picture; Solange is Beyonce's sister.

This photo illustrates Solange (the bride) in the middle her sister Beyonce on her right, and her mom on her left. There's also 8 other women standing in various angels behind her. What all of these women have in common is that they are all Black/African American women, wearing white, standing tall, and looking directly at the camera.

I love this picture for many reasons and I will mention a couple. The first reason is that this is not a "traditional" american wedding picture. If you are not following certain celebrities you wouldn't know this is actually a wedding picture. The second reason I love this photo is that although the bride is the focus and she is the center and her wardrobe is different from the other women (which is ok because she is the bride), she doesn't take too much attention away from the rest of the women; Solange doesn't distract me from the rest of the women, I am able to fully analyze each woman individually.

With respect to the concepts discussed in class (composition basics) I will briefly mention which rules apply to this picture!

Rule #1- Simplicity- this picture is indeed simple, Black women in white standing tall and straight looking at the camera.

Rule #3 & 4- Aspect ratio- this picture is definitely symmetrical and also follows the rule of thirds to some extent.

Rule #9 (favourite rule)- Breaking the rule- This is photo does break traditional/common/known rule of a wedding picture, and that is what makes it incredible.

In conclusion, I love this picture!