Wide-angle: The front view of a beauty parlor. There were no customers at that time. The epidemic coronavirus is ravaging small businesses as people prefer staying indoors.
Bird’s eye: Viewing from the beauty parlor, which is situated on 17/F, to the ground, I could see hardly any people wandering on the street. Fewer people are willing to go out.
View frame: From the reflection of the mirror, a vacant room is seen.
Crop: The photo crops out the alcohol-based sanitizer, heat detector, and other cleaning products, which are placed on the table in front of the shop for customers to use.
Focus: The photo focuses on the alcohol spray that is used on the clothes of the customers before they enter the shop.
Zoom: The camera is zoomed on a box of disinfectant placed in the corner of the company.
Worm’s eye: This is a worm’s eye view on the sanitized slippers. Customers have to take off their shoes and wear those slippers before entering the shop. This is to ensure the cleanliness of the shop.
Perspective: The kitchen is well-equipped and the staff cook their lunch and breakfast there more often since the outbreak of coronavirus. They prefer to eat indoors.
First person view: Apart from the pantry, there is a lounge where some simple fitness equipment are found. Staff can exercise there, keeping the body healthy and boosting the immune system.
Seriality: The series of photos shows a staff using soap to wash her hands, which is a key tool to prevent the spread of illness like coronavirus.
Contrast: This photo uses contrast, a skill to rivet audiences’ attention on the targeted subject. In this case, the cleaner is the main character. She wears black, standing on the top of a white stair. The colour difference between the background and the worker has made her feature more eye-catching. Holding a mop, the cleaner is diligently doing her job to make the place more hygienic, which is a crucial prevention of the epidemic virus. It remains the audience to keep their home clean and maintain good personal hygiene.
Skewed angle: The photo captures a staff staying professional and wearing a mask in the company.
Chan Hiu Yan (3035715244)
Demonstrates a good understanding of the expectation of the task. You have offered some interesting insights into a commercial yet private space in operation during this period i.e. how a beauty parlor is responding to the current virus context. There seems to be a running theme of cleansing.
The image for worm’s eye view is at a low angle but could be better positioned so that we see the undersides, like a worm would (think the opposite of your bird’s eye view which is well executed).
The image which you describe as contrast is a perspectival view which you have described as a contrast between the staff dressed in black and her surroundings which is lighter. The contrast here is not that strong and the image could be also understood as a monochromatic perspective. Perhaps the surroundings being completely bright and white will convey your intention much more.