The Sultan of Song (Photo Critique2)

I chose this picture I found on Kalamu.com because this week our focus in class has been portrait and mug shots. I like this mug shot not only because it's of one of my favorite guitar players, but I like it because the picture actually accurately portraits how cool of a cat Hendrix really was. I love the use of the guitar as a prop because that shows what he was all about, his hand is on it ready to play. Another thing I like is the depth of the guitar. Hendrix's face is in the front of the picture remains the focal point while the guitar is present in the background. I also like the guitar strap prop. It is wrapped around Hendrix and acts as a symbol. Like the guitar is a part of him and is attached to him. Overall I think this is a really good picture. It is a mugshot but it tells a lot about the subject of the picture as well.