This first image features a worn sign for a fish company. In the background you can see the edge of the roof of the building, as well as a nearly cloudless sky and a street light. The image is centered on the sign, but has it slanted, the way you would see it if looking up from in front of the building. This photograph is very simple, focusing just on the sign. This is an everyday type of image, but probably not one that we spend a great deal of time thinking about. We see signs for stores almost every day, but how often do we stop and really look at them and notice how they reflect the store or company, the neighborhood it is in, and the people it serves? They give insight into how old a business is, how profitable it is, the personality of the owners, and so on. 

Factory Facade, Spruce Street, Paterson, NJ, 2003