Representation Of 3 People

The Man - Doug Bihlmaier

Initial ideas

My initial ideas of this man was that he was a lower class white american aged 50-60. I guessed his age from his white beard.I also assumed that he was poor as he has patched up clothes and it looks like he is scruffy with his beard. 

Reality

In reality this is the man who designs the Ralph Lauren stores and this is his own style. If you look closely at the image there are many things that point out that he is not a 'tramp'. One of these is that he is standing on Madison Avenue, this is one of the main shopping streets in New York, another is that his cloths are immaculate and his trousers are carefully rolled up at the bottom. The roll ups almost look like have been ironed in place another thing about his trousers is that the patches are carefully stitched and they are not frayed meaning they have been cut perfectly. His checkered shirt and cardigan are the right size for him and his shoes are Red Wing or similar and those are not cheap. In this picture Doug Bihlimer is simply out for a cigarette break in front of Ralph Lauren's store.

The Man 2 - Ted Bundy     

 Initial Ideas 

My Initial ideas of Ted Bundy were that he is an upper class white american who is about 40-50. I guessed his age due to the way he is dressed. I also presumed that he is well read and is smart and intelligent.

Reality

In reality Ted Bundy is the most prolific serial killer in america, he kidnapped, raped and killed at least 36 women and quite possibly more. Ted Bundy died at the age of 42 because he was caught and executed. He had been active in his area since he was 16, raping and killing women from that age. Some of my initial ideas were actually true because Ted was well read, smart and intelligent and this helped him with his many killings. This is one of Ted Bundys better pictures because in others he looks like a crazy person, this was taken in his later years of his life at most probably at court hearing. 

The Women - Anna Piaggi

Initial Ideas

My initial ideas of the women are that she was a bizarre and eccentric. I also thought that she was about 50 and she was middle to upper class. Initially I also thought she looked like a man who was dressed up as a women.  

Reality

In reality Anna is an Italian fashion writer and style icon who was renowned for being eccentric and only wearing an item of clothing once. Anna died in 2012 at the age of 81 after a life of writing in magazines such as the Italian Vogue  Anna was so renowned in fashion that designers would give her clothes to wear for free just so she was seen wearing there label. Some of my initial ideas were correct because she was very bizarre but she was not about 50 when this picture was taken, she was in fact in her 70's.   

There is a saying which says 'mise en scene' which means everything in the frame. This means look at everything in the scene and pay attention to every detail not just what you see at face value.