Exploration of Diane Arbus photographs

love, it's not over yet. Diane Arbus

First noticed: Adolescent boy and girl, presumably a couple. Shallow depth of field, background is blurred. Neither of the subjects is looking directly into the camera. Boy's leg is resting on girl's knee. Sitting on a park bench

Second look: Gap in between their torsos suggests lack of intimacy, making me think that the leg rest is staged. Girl's hips are turned away from him. Boy looking off in the distance whilst girl looks like she's trying to put on a front for a happier relationship. Girl wears a half hearted smile. Title suggests that the love between these two may be over soon.

triplets in a bedroom. Diane Arbus

First noticed: Serious, straight facial expressions, lack of emotion. Clashing prints and patterns. Three very similar looking young girls. Three beds with them all positioned on the middle bed. Same clothes, very formal with white headbands.

Second look: Girl on the far left is the only one looking directly into the camera, suggests that she is the more confident one? Their plain clothes contrast with the frills and patterns on the wall. Lavish bedspread- children of wealthy parents? Other two girls look as if they are looking for direction from the photographer. Girl on the left has shoulder more forward and my eye is drawn to her inquisitive expression. She comes across as maybe more intelligent.