Monday, March 21, 2011


Describe the photograph - how big is it, who owns it, who shot it, who is the photograph of and what year was the photo taken. Is black and white, color or some sort of special photographic process. If you don't know what this process is, look it up and describe it.
The photograph that I chose is of the Rolling Stones at the Australian Pub in London England. The photograph is shot by Phillip Townsend in 1963. This is the first ever photo shoot of the rolling stones. Their manger told Townsend that he wanted the rockers to look mean for this photo shoot. The picture is in black and white and is maybe one foot by one foot big.
Analyze the photograph - What is the photo about, what are/is the people/person doing in the photo, what is the setting, what are clothes like? What does the photograph reveal about the person in the picture?

This was the first photo shoot for the Rolling Stones and their Manager at the time wanted them to portray a new type of Image. An image that was different from that of the Beetles. Their Manager told Townsend that he wanted the boys at the time to look mean. This is quite ironic due once the picture is actually looked at. Mick Jagger in the back ground looks like he is laughing; the man next to him is smiling as well. The guy front and center looks like he is trying to act cool, but in reality, acting is all he is doing. The only band member succeeding in looking mean is the guy to the left. The mugs on the table look like they were placed there for purely image sake, and had never really had anything in them. All in all, these boys look like they are trying to play the part of big bad and mean, but in reality they are just the boy next door. The fact that this photo was taken at the Austrailan Pub in London seems to foreshadow the soon to be lifestyle of these boys. The Rolling Stones were such a successful band, and were flown across the world an uncountable number of times. The boys captured in this photo are young and naïve, but their lives are about to change drastically.

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