This image analysis summarizes key compositional elements in photos of various artists: - The 50 Cent photo uses informal symmetry with crossed hands and an intimidating stare, with high key lighting on one side of his face. - The Bloc Party group photo shows them in casual indie clothes with similar colors, making them appear as a collective. Their heads align with compositional lines. - Jimi Hendrix has his head on the intersecting lines of the rule of thirds, wearing bright clothes from his era with low key lighting except on one side of his face. - In the metal band photo, the black clothes, long hair, and tattoos represent their genre, while the gray

1. Artist Image Analysis
This particular shot of the famous rapper “50
Cent” has informal symmetry because of his
hands being crossed at uneven levels. This stance
and the way he stares at the camera could be
associated with rap culture and the artist wanting
to appear intimidating and frightening.
The lighting on one side of his body and face is
very high key, whereas the other side is quite low
key, this is a very conventional way of presenting
artists in pictures.
Mostly the colours used in this picture are quite
neutral other than his snapback which in contrast
stands out quite a bit, perhaps trying to draw
attention to it, showing his style.
The first thing I noticed about this image is the
fact it is in greyscale, giving the picture a very
classic look. The lighting is very high key and
makes the artist look appealing by showing him
in a good light.
The rule of thirds can be applied to this image
because the artist’s face is in the top-left corner
of the picture and falls on two intersecting lines
which makes it the first thing your eyes are
drawn to, this works quite effectively.
The clothes he is wearing are quite casual and
makes him appear laid back, and the snapback
he is wearing links him with the genre of “trap”.
50 Cent
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2. This group image of popular indie
rock band “Bloc Party” is taken in
quite high key lighting to
emphasise their features and so
they are instantly recognisable
from a glance.
They are all wearing jeans and
either t-shirts or jumpers which is
very casual clothing and
represents the “indie” music scene
well. They are also all wearing
similar colours, making them
appear better as a collective.
The image is also has informal symetry because of the way they are stood but because they
are all not the same height and have slightly different designs on their clothes it is only
informal. You are drawn to the artists’ faces in this image because their heads allign with a
horizontal line and also the far left and right figures have their heads across two intersecting
lines.
The rule of thirds is utilised well in
this picture as you can see from the
position of Jimi Hendrix’s head. He is
wearing quite bright, colourful,
clothes which represents what era
this picture was taken in. The
lighting is quite low-key with the
exception being his face with one
side of it lit. There is no symmetry in
this image because his guitar is
filling one half and he is filling the
other.
Bloc Party

3. The rule of thirds could have
been used much more
effectively in this picture as
the intersecting lines don’t
really cross over many of the
band member’s faces. The
figure on the far left could
maybe have moved a little
more left and then his head
would have been on a pair of
intersecting lines.
The image has been grayscaled to give it a ‘classic’ look maybe suggesting that the band has
been around a long time, making a point that they are veterans in the music industry. Also
the clothing they are wearing represents the genre of ‘metal’ music very well because ethey
are all in black with studded belts and three members have very long hair. The tattoos
further suggest what genre of music is being represented.