Fabrice is extremely good at exploring culture in society. His work consists of colour and different angles, giving his pictures an adventurous feel to them. When focusing on culture and traditions, he is very good at picking up little details of daily life for the different communities and highlighting the differences between these communities. He is argued to be very good with his use of angles and this is shown throughout his work - this highlights the contents of his images and allows his viewers to see them from a different view that normal. I picked him because I feel his use of angles lets the viewer feel as if they are there at the scene and experiencing the different culture. Moreover, Fabrice is good at framing his shot before capturing his photograph; he only captures the aspects of the scene that give his viewers a real feel of the culture that he is focusing on. This is consistent with his work, ensuring the viewer can understand the traditions that he is trying to show.
Fabrice has filled this picture with the culture of Vietnam. He has used a low angle in order to fit in the subjects as they are mostly on the floor; this allows the viewer to also feel as if they fit in with the picture as they can clearly see what is happening in the scene - some sort of market place. The culture is highlighted through the use of the traditional hats and the photographer has made sure that several hats are on show, they repeated so that the viewer can pick this item up and pay some attention to it. By making the hat a light colour, which blends in with the background, he lets the audience know that this scene being shown is daily life for them, they are used to it. Contrast has been shown to be a big element in this image as the colours are quite abstract - the green shade from the vegetables contrast as well as compliment the different shades of red and blue all around the picture. Wittner Fabrice is very good at giving his pictures a natural and realistic feel although they may not necessarily be - this picture is an example of this, he has captured a neutral facial expression on his subjects, suggesting that they are comfortable with their surroundings and that this is nothing new to them, they are completely used to it.
This picture is extremely interesting and can be seen as ambiguous. The technique of light stencils has been used here and Fabrice has done a whole project on this. Personally, this technique amazes me and I would very much like to use this in my project as it is a simple way of highlighting a specific subject or object and make them the main idea and focus in the picture. This ensures that the viewer gives their full attention straight to the stencil and ignores other aspects of the picture until they are happy they have spent enough time studying the stencil and have understood the context of it. Then, they will look at the background and focus on the context of that before putting it all together and coming up with a conclusion for the photograph. For example, in this picture, the stencil looks a little mysterious as the subject is looking over his shoulder, implying that he is looking if anyone if following him or watching him. From this, it is implied that he is somewhere he shouldn't be and his clothing further adds to this idea as they are big and he is wearing a hat to hide his face. After looking at the subject, the viewer then focus on the scene, the fence separates the viewer from the subject, making it seem as if there is no way of connecting with the subject. The angle in which the picture was taken fills the frame with fencing, emphasising that the subject is trespassing.
This image is not very typical of Wittner Frabrice's work as the techniques used is different to the ones used in most of his other pictures. However, his use of low angles is still present; he does this so make sure the whole scene is being captured in the photograph and the viewer can clearly imagine what the beach would look like if they were there. Contrast between the sea, sand and the sky has been reduced through editing and the brightness being increased. on the other hand, the hills on the side of the picture still has a strong contrast to the rest of the beach - what this does is get the audience to concentrate on the hills and less of the beach. The subject is also dressed in dark clothing, standing out from the beach scene but matching the colour of the hills. However, his surf board matches the colour of the sand, blending into the background. The choice of matching and non-matching colours has been done in order to show the personalty and the characteristic of the subject. This suggests that he is adventurous; his surf board blends in with the beach scenery, implying that's where he belongs and he feels safe there. His clothing matches the hills, suggesting that he also enjoys spending time there, hiking and exploring. He is familiar with his surroundings and feels at home there.
This is another image depicting culture from Fabrice. This picture was taken in India, capturing their traditions as well as there scenery. The two pictures that have been put together do not match in terms on context but do physically. He has chosen to put these two photographs together to give the viewer insights on their religion and traditions as well as their mountains and nature scenes all at the same time. In order to make these two pictures go together, Fabrice had to consider the colours that are found in both. The blue water from the photograph with the man matches the background in the photograph of the mountain. Rather than showing the greyish colour of the rocks on the mountain, Fabrice edited it and made it more of a blue colour so it matches the picture on the right. The subject has been captured with his face covered so that the viewer is distant from the subject. By doing this, the photographer stops any distractions from happening and gets the audience to focus only on the background and the scene, being able to understand the culture of India. The angle in which the first photograph was taken makes the mountain look extremely steep - too steep to walk on. This gives out a sense of adventure as equipment will be needed if anyone wanted to climb up the mountain.
Taking inspiration from this photographer, my image shows culture from a low angle, this is so that the lamp shades at the top are highlighted and emphasised throughout the picture - they also seem to be the main light source in the image, forcing the viewer to concentrate on them. By capturing subjects, I was able to show them in their culture and traditions, which is very similar to Fabrice's work as he uses the same technique in most of his images.
In summary, Wittner Fabrice has great use of angles in his photographs and I have chosen him exactly because of that reason. He has given me ideas and inspired me within my project - I have started experimenting with different angles and manipulate my photographs using this technique. He also has great use of colour and emphasises only the important colours, making them stand out from the rest of the photograph - this is a technique I am also hoping to use more and more in my project and it will give more significance and symbolism in my pictures, which is what Fabrice has achieved with his images. This brings life to his work and makes them feel real and allows the viewer to really connect with the scene. Other techniques such as light stencils have also been repetitive in Frabrice's work, making his pictures more exciting and have more of a surreal feel, giving his work diversity and creates completely different images. By doing this, he keeps his photographs fresh and makes it exciting for his viewers.
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