frame, Vantage Point, and Perspective

The book I choose is called Cross-town. It has photos of photographer Helen Levitt. The photo I am going to write about can be viewed below. In this photo one can see an older woman standing by a taxi. The frame is a single static image. The frame in this photo is medium in size and is perfect as it gives us information and leaves out other information to create mystery and intrigue. Through the frame it shows a fleeting moment in time. Levitt had to take this photo and had little time to think about it. I think this goes to show that sometimes art is done best when you don't think about what your doing.

The woman is wearing a checkered suit that matches the taxi's strip of checks. This frame tells me how much the taxi cost. The image was taken from a behind perspective and goes well this way as the woman is about to leave us in the taxi. The window half rolled down as the woman leans in to speak to someone we can't see. This type of perspective allows us to be more in the experience of the woman. She may be asking him if he can drive her the the lower east side? The box is shown clearly and you can even feel how the twine wraps around and holds the box. The frame communicates action and movement, as it is a fleeting moment in time.