Visual Framing

I was drawn to the original image because of the way it used line and shape to guide my eyes through the picture. This image is medium shot because Sally Man wanted the audience to view the figure from just above the waist and up. Sally Man also used the rule of thirds  to direct my eyes through the image. First if you notice in the upper left corner their our faint lines that direct your eyes right to the hand and then following the rule, they move them right to the hand in the foreground, and because of the way the light is casted on one side the hand and arm my eyes move down the arm and see the shows of the figure in the background.
I chose to re-frame the image and make it a close up shot because looking at it subjectively my personal representation is that the hand is illustrating strength and is the most important element of the entire piece. I also wanted to focus on the visual rhythm that Sally Man used. He created movement through the frame by offsetting the image to the right of the frame and showcasing the affinity of linear lines in the foreground and the contrast of curvilinear and linear lines in the background. I think re-framing it this way showcased how a simple black and white image can have so many contrasting elements to it. Both images depicted use of dark shadows which also added contrast against affinity of the white shadows. I think Sally Man framed this image the way it is because he wanted to use the background space as a way to guide your eyes through the image, just as we read a book, from left to right. When you zoom in on the hand you lose the background and your eye doesn't move through the image as smoothly.