Analysis of Professional Photographs.

1. ANALYSIS OF
PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHS

2. Category: Sports News
Purpose: Illustrate a news
story
Meaning: To tell the
story of Liverpool's
shock defeat to Oldham
Image content:
Your eyes are drawn to
the centre of the frame
due to shallow focus
which has the Oldham
players in focus and the
Liverpool players out of
focus.
Photograph
#1
The Liverpool players are also positioned along the vertical edges of the rule of thirds, which helps frame
the picture and draw more attention to the centre as the Oldham players take up the centre frame. The
photograph is a long shot that is brightly lit by the harsh lighting of the stadium lights. The photographer
would have used a fast shutter speed as there is no motion blur amongst the subjects. The body language
of each subject helps distinguish who the winners and losers are.

3. Photograph #2
Category: News
Purpose: Illustrating the story of a newspaper article.
Meaning: Tell the story of a killing that took place outside of a nightclub.
Image Content:
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of the frame due to a wide frame which has an empty coffin and some
dark shadows. The men in the photo are positioned along the vertical edges of the rule of thirds, which
helps frame the picture and draw more attention to the centre as empty coffins take up the centre frame. .
The photograph is a long shot that is lit by the harsh lighting of the outdoor light on the side of the
building. The photographer would have used a fast shutter speed as there is no motion blur amongst the
subjects. The body language of each subject helps distinguish their purpose in the image.

4. Photograph#3
Category: News/ Events
Purpose: Illustrate the story of the tsunami floods.
Meaning: To tell the story of two civilians.
Image Content:
Your eyes are drawn to the left vertical line of the rule of thirds as that’s where the main subjects are
positioned. The long shot allows us to see the damaged surroundings and the fast shutter speed as there is
no blur or movement in the photograph. Natural lighting is used as we can see the sun reflecting off the
rooftops and water. The body language of the subjects are stressed and sad.

5. Photograph #4
Category: Paparazzi
Purpose: To show celebrities in real life.
Meaning: To show celebrities in real life.
Image Content:
Your eyes are drawn both left and right of
the centre third as that is where the main
subjects are positioned, Both of their heads
are in the top corner boxes of the rule of
thirds. A fast shutter speed is used as clearly
both subjects are in mid walk yet there is no
blur. Artificial lighting is created by the
camera because without it, it would be too
dark. The body language of the subjects
make us think that het yare not happy about
being photographer as one looks like she is
shouting and they are both wearing
sunglasses to protect their eyes from all the
flashing.

6. Photograph #5
Category: Paparazzi
Purpose: To show Celebrities in real life.
Meaning: Celebrities trying to avoid paparazzi.
Image Content:
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of both images due to their positioning. The artificial lighting is
created by the camera and streetlights to illuminate the subjects. Image number one harry is
slightly out of focus which makes James the main focus of the image. On image number two the
paparazzi are in shallow focus as they aren’t important for the purpose of the image.
Image Number One
Image Number Two

7. Category: Fashion
Purpose: To show a new brand of clothing.
Meaning: To advertise the clothing.
Image Content:
Your eyes are drawn to the left vertical line of the rule of thirds. A fast shutter speed reduces motion blur
on the skirt as it will most probably be windy on the beach. The natural lighting is created by the sun and
the natural colours used blend well together to make the image.
Photograph#6

8. Photograph #7
Category: Fashion
Purpose: To show a new brand of
clothing.
Meaning: To advertise the clothing.
Image Content:
Your eyes are drawn to the centre box
of the rule of thirds as the subjects face
is mostly central. A fast shutter speed
reduces a motion blur. Artificial
lighting is created by studio lights
which then creates the shadows. The
body language of the subject makes it
obvious it’s a posed picture.

9. Photograph #8
Category: Album Cover
Purpose: To illustrate an album.
Meaning: To advertise/promote the
album.
Image content:
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of
the rule of thirds, which is a close
up of her lips. After that the hair is
a significant thing to look at. The
text for the album is in the bottom
right boxes of the rule of thirds and
it stands out in a bright white
colour. A fast shutter speed is used
as there is no motion blur in the
image and artificial studio lighting s
used as you can see it seeping threw
the middle left of the rule of thirds.
The body language of the subject
suggests she is posed and stiff.

10. Photograph #9
Category: Health
Purpose: To promote hand
sanitiser.
Meaning: to create awareness
for cleanliness.
Image content:
Your eyes are drawn directly
to the centre of the rule of
thirds which is dirty, grubby
fingers. A shallow focus is
used as the background is
blurred and the foreground is
focused. The writing is places
along the right vertical line of
rule of thirds. The lighting is
natural but bright and no not a
lot of white is used, which
suggests that the image is
purposely trying to be unclean
and dirty.