Lucinda Devlin Mermaids Analysis

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Now, here’s another photograph taken by Lucinda Devlin. It’s called Mermaids and it was taken in 1989 at Weechi Wachi Springs in Florida. The photograph was from her Habitats series. This picture may have been taken at an underwater event at a theme park or resort. The medium is photography and the size is 14 fonts. I feel like this picture was another one of Lucinda’s amazing photography techniques which can catch anybody’s attention and it is a part of her collective series. When I was inspecting this photograph, I was admiring the two-point linear perspective she was taking the photo in and how symmetrical the glass or building is. It kind of looks like my drawing on how symmetry gave the picture balance. However, the people and the mermaids emphasize …show more content…
At least, I still got to see the unique and fun picture. This photograph gave me another look at Lucinda, what type of person she is. She has a fun, weird, and imaginary personality which makes her very likable. This also shows that she likes to take her camera everywhere she goes to catch everyday life in her photos. This made me admire her as a photographer even more. Well I don’t think this photograph wasn’t really a challenge for her more than likely fun and irritating. But the photo is still a nice and imaginary which gave me a lot of emotional memories on how cute it was to be a child and believe in creatures. When I was drawing this artwork, I couldn’t get the bubbles and the mermaids face which was frustrating because I like this photograph the most. So, I may have given up on making the mermaids and people look more realistic and free-flowing. The other reason I chose this photo is because of the mystery and idea to be a mermaid in the water just like in the movies. I find it cute to feel like a child again and still find that some people still have that imagination still inside

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