Sao Paulo Yellow
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The Book
“This is not your usual ‘how to be a better photographer’ book. It takes you into deeper water. It requires investigation and commitment to areas new to you. Among other things, you will think about perception in new ways. If you read this book with care, and without skepticism, it will radically expand your thinking, seeing, and photography.”
—Jay Maisel, photographer
and author of Light on America
Comments
I like this image very much, and feel that each element contributes. There is nothing "extra" here...There are strong graphic elements: the overall block of color of the background is mirrored by the shaded block in the lower right. The other rectangles (one defined by the bike racks, one defined by the foreground) contribute to the strong composition and the balance of the image. The figure in the shaded block is where my eye goes first, and while the image would work as a graphic composition without the person in it, it is much stronger as seen here. A captured moment with some mystery. The muted colors work very well, especially in contrast - cool grey/blues of the wall and pavement, warm yellows of the bike stands and the bottom.
This is just such a pleasing image. It has all sorts of visual space and nice forms. It might be improved by cropping the tan strip at the bottom, but that's a small detail.