Principle-- Exaggerated Proportion
Discussing FORM: What is the specific communicative strategy? Where is it found?
The specific communicative strategy found is exaggerated proportion. Exaggerated proportion is when you make one aspect of a particular object larger or smaller than its normal size. In the photo below, exaggerated proportion is found in the model’s neck and arm, making both of those body parts longer than their normal size.
Discussing CONTENT: What does it communicate?
Exaggerated proportion usually communicates playfulness and has a whimsical feeling about it. In this photo it is not living up to those adjectives. The exaggerated proportion displayed in this photo gives the model a freaky, haunting look. The high contrast in the photo helps makes the model look supernatural, dramatic, yet awe-inspiring. If you were to see this model in reality you would stare in awe, but would not know whether to take a picture of her or bask in the mystery she brings to the eye.
Image Source: http://www.look4ward.co.uk/photography/incredible-series-of-pictures-fantastique-by-ausra-osipaviciute/
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