focal point- annie leibovitz

focal point is basically just what you, as the viewer sees first. if you have a bad focal point the viewer often see other things first and maybe even struggle to see the main focus of the photograph.
 this is a example of bad focal point, Robert Pattinson is the main focus of the image, well should be, i personally struggle to see him. i now know where he is but when i first looked at the photography the first thing i noticed was the jazz band and the big instruments. looking more at it i can see that Robert Pattinson has be washed out.


this is good for focal point, there is not much in the photograph. only the two men, the do not follow rules of thirds but the way there is nothing else in the photo and that it is empty means you see them first.
FACTUAL: this is photo by Annie Leibovitz, an American photographer. The photos are of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rob Besserer.
CONTEXT:  this is a black and white photography, of two dancers on the Cumberland Islands in 1990
TECHNICAL:  i think due to the time and the type of image, it will have been taken on a film camera with black and white film.
AESTHETIC: I really like this photography due to the colours, i like black and white photograph's anyway but i particularly like this one, because the image is so strong and the placement of the people are not following the rules of thirds so it makes it lots more interesting.
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/using-focal-points-in-photography can help if i got stuck

composition- John Hedgecoe

composition is about what you do and don't have in the photograph and where things are placed and arranged in the photo.


FACTUAL: this is a photograph by john hedgecoe, a British photographer. He has made over 30 books on photography.
CONTEXT: it is a photograph of Henry Moore. Its a black and white photograph, like most of his work.
TECHNICAL:  I think this will have been maybe taken on a film camera obviously with black and white film in. He has then developed it. i think it will not have been a digital photograph just in black and white because it has a old look to it that black and white digital can't get, and the lighting also has a strong contrast you normally get with film.
AESTHETIC:  i like this photograph because of the old look of it, and the strong contrast in black and white. looking at this i want to take more photographs in black and white. and i like the composition of his head looking through his hands.
http://www.guidetofilmphotography.com/film-camera-composition.html <-- when i got stuck on composition this helped me

lighting- Annie Leibovitz

lighting can make or break a photograph, it plays a massive part in making the photo look good, for example if the light is totally wrong the model in the photograph can look horrible and reflect off of all the wrong places. but on the other hand it can also make a photography look amazing, reflect of jaw bone for example giving them amazing jaw line. this is happening in the photograph below as well, the light is hitting her jaw bone, amazingly 

i think this is a good example of lighting, the was the light hits her and bounces of off her dress at the bottom, on the bottom left of the dress it disappears it is in so much light.

FACTUAL: this is by Annie Leibovitz photograph of Nichole kidman.

CONTEXT: this is a photograph of Nichole kidman, not for a fashion shoot. Annie takes photographs of beautiful famous people.

TECHNICAL: i think this photograph was taken in either a dance hall, or maybe a theatre, looking at the surroundings, lots of lights, i think it is more likely to be a theatre and the nature of the photography and the style, posh sophisticated, i would say theatre. the amount of lights play a big part and the shine and glisten on the dress, automatically draws you attention to Nichole Kidman and the dress she wears 

AESTHETIC: i think this is a good example of lighting, the was the light hits her and bounces of off her dress at the bottom, on the bottom left of the dress it disappears it is in so much light. i think without the light this photograph would not be no where near as great.
This helps me with lighting http://photography.about.com/od/takingpictures/tp/photographylighting.htm

depth of field- vee speers

depth of field is the amount of distance between the  closest and furthest,away objects in the photography. if you focus on an object, be it close to the lens, far from the lens, as the objects become further away from focal point start to become blurred and less focused, drawing attention the the focal point more.

FACTUAL: this is a photograph from the Australian photographer, now living is Paris, one of the many photos in the 'immortal' series
CONTEXT: The photographs in the 'immortal' are to represent the time stopping and preserving time and moments in a persons life
TECHNICAL: I don't know whether these photographs are actually taken in the area of the background or whether it is just a backdrop. Looking at the person in the photograph makes it look like she is not in the area, but i think it might just be the light and the making up on the person, i think it is meant to look like that though.
AESTHETIC: I like this photograph due to the way the colour in the model and the background are so different, and also the model looks so natural, no flash make up or anything, kind of 'at one with the background' in some sense.
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm if i was stuck on anything i used this website to help

first analysis- Vee Speers

FACTUAL: This is a photograph from Australia photographer, Vee Speers, birthday party series.

CONTEXT: Vee Speers came up with the idea of the series, after watching her own children and friends at their  birthday party, fancy dressed. These photographs are to reveal the cruelty, vulnerability of children's lives in now generations. she captures children happy to play with imperfections and disregards.

TECHNICAL: i think these photographs are taken in maybe Vee Speers home, against a white wall, the colours are dull and washed out,  her skin is pale but her he hair and dress stand out against white skin and wall.  i believe that this photograph will have been taken with a slow aperture to let more light in.

AESTHETIC: i like this photograph due to the washed out, bleached and over exposed effect of the photograph and how it is simple, no flash effects or editing, its just a plain profile shot of a young girl.