Stephen Shore

So this week we read about Stephen Shore. You asked us to find two successful images and one unsuccessful image but I really don't like much of his work so I found a lot more unsuccessful.

This is the first image that I believe is successful. This was really the only image of his that struck me and  caused me to stop and actually look for a while. To me, the image is oddly cool and warm at the same time. I feel as though the subject is cold and this feeling is intensified by the cool tones of the blues but at the same time these blues feel almost warm and I'm guessing the season is summer just because of the pool.

This next image is the second successful image. I mostly only think it's successful because of the way the red really pops when it's next to the green (it's compliment). Other than that, I like the fact that the subject is perfectly centered in the frame giving the image an overall symmetrical look.

This is the unsuccessful image (obviously). I just don't see anything good about this image whatsoever! It's just food on a table, no beautiful lighting, no tight composition, nothing! It's even out of focus! It looks like someone made lunch for the first time ever and wanted to take a picture to post in facebook and show all their friends. It's stupid.