William Eggleston

William Eggleston:

William Eggleston was born on the 27^th of July 1939. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He is an American photographer. He is widely credited for his work with colour photography. Eggleston’s work plays around with scale. William Eggleston’s work represents the moment when colour began to be accepted as part of art photography. He has been called the ‘father’ of colour photography. His work shows discord because he uses the angles and plays with the scale of an object to make it seem larger, this make the audience seem smaller.

This is an image by William Eggleston it is called ‘Troubled Waters’, 1980. I can see that this image uses neutral colours and has used elements of discord. Discord has been shown because the image has been photographed from below looking up towards the everyday objects. This makes the audience feel less superior because they are smaller than the objects. The image is simple and used natural lighting. The setting of the image may have been to show a certain period of time, this is shown through the design of the furniture and the patterned sofa covers.