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The bodies of the main figures create several lines, all of which are curved in some way. This lends itself to description of line within the piece. His body is not in a straight pose, rather he is in contrapposto. The male figure is shifting his weight onto one foot while clutching the woman. The photograph has often been criticized as being staged the organic nature of their posture conveys just the opposite. The lack of rigidity makes the couple appear natural and “in the moment”. The couple creates one curved, organic shape. Space and the creation of spacial depth focus in the couple, while color as well as shape highlight the message behind the photograph. The medium does not allow for distortions in scale, but he uses scale to further draw the viewer’s attention to the couple.Įach element serves to either draw the viewer’s attention to the couple or to make a commentary about the couple. The angle Eisenstaedt choose allows for the couple to be the largest people in the frame. By means of being photography capturing a moment, scale occurs naturally and creates a realistic sense of space and depth. Instead of relying on the definiteness that a photograph provides as oppose to a painting, he chooses to allude to spatial depth by only having some elements in focus. In doing so, the photographer is making use of atmospheric perspective. The camera focuses on the main figures, allowing things in the background to become slightly blurry and out of focus. Another such manner is the focus of the camera lens. The sharpness of contrasting colors is just one of the ways in which Eisenstaedt creates a space around them. The photograph is undoubtedly structured to have the kissing couple as the focal point. The rest of the photograph features blacks and whites of different values, but the main figures are the most sharply defined conflicting colors. To this day, in American culture white is meant to symbolize innocence and purity.

The white of the nurse’s uniform also serves to promote traditional values of the era. The difference between male and female is emphasized by the contrast between black and white.

His female counterpart is featured in white from head to toe, a traditional nurse’s uniform. The man is wearing all black save for a white hat. The main focus of the photograph is the couple kissing. Despite the limit this places on the range of colors, color still plays an integral role. Ranging from reproductions to imitations, as well as various people claiming to be the couple in the image.Įisenstaedt’s most famous piece is in black and white. Since its time, the photograph has experienced widespread popularity. Around the time the picture was taken it was featured in Life magazine. The photograph depicts a sailor kissing a young nurse in the middle of Times Square in New York. The above photograph is entitled V-J Day in Times Square, taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt in 1945.