Brian McCarty artist

investigation
Basic information
• His name is Brian McCarty
• He is from Memphis, Tennessee, United Relate to own work
States When I take my photos I will
• The series I am interested in is War-toys use the focus on one thing in
and he started it in 2011 the front but also a little bit in
• The photo ‘Sderot Home’ shows bombs the background.
being fired at a home.
• Brian chose to do this series to show the
aftermath of the Croatian war of
independence
Visual Qualities
• This photograph shows army
men shooting a little boy who is
bleeding.
• My eyes are drawn to the first
army man as it is positions close
to the camera.
• In the photo, I like the blood
coming out of the boy. Camera settings
• In this photo it uses the • The photo is focused on
composition rules: rule of thirds, the front army man and
focus, leading lines and the boy on the floor.
background. • The aperture looks like
• The lighting used in this photo is its shallow since the
dark in some places and light in props are close.
the background. • I think they used a very
high shutter speed
because everything
seems very in detail.