In Class: Pictures

I think that this image shows amazing simplicity. I feel quite at peace when seeing this picture. This picture comes from a time of racial oppression, but that isn't the meaning of the picture. It's seemingly a snapshot out of an ordinary day with two friends. Times are SIMPLE. They have a job that makes enough money for what they need, and that's good enough for them.

This photo tells the story of the common African-American life in the 50s. It was a side of America that people don't usually see. It was a time when music legends, such as Muddy Waters and B.B. King, started to rise out of the pulp. All African-Americans were together in the world. By heart, they were all connected. A true society of friends.

The color of this image gave me the feeling of age. Age in a vintage sort of sense.this photo is not black and white out of choice, it's black and white because of time period.

My eyes are first drawn to the smiles on the men's faces. Come on baby, let the good times roll. Come on baby, let me soothe your soul. Come on baby let the good times roll; roll all night long.

I think it's trying to make me feel the way I just explained in the earlier paragraphs.