• Describe your first impression of his work.

My first impression of Aaron Siskind is his pictures of basic things but how he uses black and white. The details are very vivid and descriptive. The shading in the pictures also makes them look dark and like a shadow.

• Explain how Aaron Siskind achieves abstraction.

He achieves abstraction by the use of black and white and the simple basics of the pictures. He makes the pictures look sorta suspenseful. The simplicity of the pictures also makes them more warming.

• What elements of photography are important in his works?

The use of lines are important, also the shading. The use of black and white bring out the picture more, it catches your eye.

• What techniques can you employ to achieve similar results?

Not trying so hard but looking for the basics and using simple skills. Using different colors, adding filters could help avhieve these pictures.