Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham

"Leaf Pattern"

 

In this image you are first drawn in by the dynamic shapes used. They all

appear to be reaching towards something relatively near the lower middle area of the photograph. Another element of this photograph that makes it so successful is

the high range of values. There is an overwhelming presence of the darkest darks, nearing black but there is also this refreshing splash of white which lightens

the tone of the image. The ambiguity of the subject matter also creates a point of interest

because we are not quite sure what exactly we are looking at. There

seems to be a leafy quality to the figures on the left but this is then challenged by

the almost graphic looking elements on the right. This image is an excellent example

of how an image taken from life can serve in a graphic design sense.