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Unit 57: Photography and
Photographic Practice
Research of other photographers
work (P1, M1, D1)
Photographer: Rachael Wright (Music Photographer)
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The 1975 - Washington DC & Philadelphia - October 2013

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The 1975 - Washington DC & Philadelphia - October 2013
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The 1975 - Washington DC & Philadelphia - October 2013

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The 1975 - Washington DC & Philadelphia - October 2013
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The 1975 - Washington DC & Philadelphia - October 2013

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The 1975 - Washington DC & Philadelphia - October 2013
Theme or focus of images
A. This photo was taken in Washington at The 1975 concert in October 2013, This is taken
so you can see the audience’s reaction during the concert you can see all the audio
equipment and lighting as well as the lead singer you can see from this photo kind of a
behind the scenes look from what the singer sees and how the stage is set up all the
things people don’t pay attention to during a concert
B. This photo was taken in Washington at The 1975 concert in October 2013, The angle
this photos been taken at lets you see the whole room and from the audiences
perspective you can see the wholes stage set up like the lights the instruments the
speakers and the smoke machine effects also the audience and all of the band
members
C. This photo was taken in Washington at The 1975 concert in October 2013, The
photographer is just focusing on the lead singer in this one you can see his face properly
but you can also see some of the audiences faces properly and get to see their
reactions. You can see some of the lighting in the background and some of the
equipment on stage.
D. This photo was taken in Washington at The 1975 concert in October 2013, This is
focused on just the drummer of the band and most of the stage you can see all the
drumming equipment and microphone set up and some of the smoke in the air from
the smoke machines also some of the backstage crew and the another member who is
out of focus.
E. This is a shot from the back of the stage it fits in three of the members one out of focus
and the other to in focus as well as the audience in front you can see them playing the
instruments and all the wires and everything connected up and the set lists on the floor
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guitars. The lighting In the photo you can see clearly because of the dark room.
F. The photo was taken in Washington at The 1975 concert in October 2013, it was taken
mid-way through the concert, in the photo there is the lead singer Matt Healy and the
drummer George Daniel, Matt Healy is stood on the drums taking a photo, is it also has
some of the audience in the back. The photographer took the photo from the stage so
it could be in a good angle to get most of the room in and also slightly so you get to
see what the band gets to see when they perform.
Composition
A. This photo has been taken from a side angle it captured the lead singer of the band
and all the audience/fans this photo has been taken at a certain way so you can see
all the audiences reaction at that very moment it’s taken at a time where the lead
singer is interacting with the crowd it also shows some of the audience singing along.
The photographer has chosen to only include the lead singer and his instrument and its
equipment even though the rest of the band is on the stage its framing part of the
stage.
B. This photo has been taken from a high up angle and the photographer has taken it
so the lead singer is centre of the photo she has framed It so all the stage and the
crowd all fit into one it hasn’t been zoomed in or out but stood far away from the stage
to capture what the room was like at that moment.
C. The photographer has chosen to only include the lead singer again and the crowd
she also has focused on him and most of the front row the rest of the audience is out of
focus so you only look at what she intended to take a picture of also the surroundings
above the crowd is all dark and so is some of the audience all the lighting and focus is
on the lead singer.
D. She has chosen to focus on the drummer of the band and only include him and his
drums she isn’t including the crowd and the rest of the band in this one, she’s set near
the back of the stage where the drum kit is set up all the surroundings are blurred out,
you can see that it was taken mid song because of his drum sticks are blurred because
of the movement when he’s playing the drums also the expression on his face is him mid
singing.
E. This photo was taken slightly back left of the stage so it includes three of the members
and the audience she has tried to include as much as she can of the room as she can
but also including members of the band she has focused more on the further away
members and has blurred slightly the one stood closest it’s so you look at the
surroundings instead of the person stood closest it gives a chance for more things to be
seen in the room.
F. the one was taken from the back of the stage this includes the drummer and the
lead singer also the crowd but the photographer has focused more on the lead singer
as he’s the one who is the most clear everything around him isn’t has focused
Techniques used
A. the shutte speed is quiet fast because being indoors and in a poorly lit room the
photographer needs as much light as she can get. The depth of field is all of the photo
is in focus there isn’t any less focused parts, the rule of thirds is that the main focus in the
picture is the audience when it should be the singer.

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B. the shutter speed average because it isn’t to dark or to light it matches the brightness
of the room and captures the big triangle light in the middle, the depth of field is
nothing is close to the camera its all far and it fits everything in the picture nothing is out
of focus just far away, the rule of thirds is the band is centred in the photo perfectly
which is a good thing because you would want to se pictures of the band.
C. the shutter speed is average because it isn’t to light or to dark the depth of field is in
the background is the audience who are out of focus because there isn’t any light on
them but the foreground has the singer in it who is perfectly in focus and is clear. The
rule of thirds is the singer is directly in the middle of the photo making him the main
focus in the photo.
D. the shutter speed is average isn’t to dark or to light the depth of field is one of the
members is in the background but is out of focus and the other member is closer the
camera and is in focus the rule of thirds is that the drum kit is centre and the singer is
more to the right.
E. the shutter speed is average because its not to dark and its not to light the depth of
field is in the background you have the audience and the two members performing
whilst one of the members is closer in the foreground but is out of focus. Rule of thirds
the main lead singer is right in the middle of the photo.
F. the shutter speed is average its not to light or to dark the, the depth of field is in the
foreground is one of the members playing the drums but he isn’t fully in focus and in the
background is the ground who aren’t fully in focus either making the lead singer right in
the middle clear and in focus making him the main thing to look at. The rule of thirds the
main singer is right in the centre whilst.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A. The Strengths is how much she has captured in the picture its shows the lead singer
interacting with the crowd which would mean a lot to the people who can be seen in
this photo because they would want something to look back on to remember the
concert and I think that this photo has just been taken at a really good moment.
The weakness is that you can’t see any of the other members of the band she is only
focusing on the one.
B. The strengths in this photo is that is been taken from far away so you get to see more
of the room and its taken at an angle so that you can see what the audience would of
seen when they were there, its taken so that you can see the whole of the stage and
the set up of it and because it been taken during mid performance its natural and not
set up or people placed somewhere to make the photo look good its looks good
without that. Also you can see all the smoke which gives it a cool feel and the way the
bands logo looks in the background would make the fans of the band know instantly
who they where.
The weakness is that you can’t really see anyone’s face on stage for people who had
never heard of the band wouldn’t know who it was.
C. The strengths in this photo are that the lead singer is centred and all the upper
surroundings are darkened and the lighting is on him.
The weaknesses in this photo are that he is just stood still it isn’t an action shot its quiet
standard.
D. The strengths with this photo is that the lighting is just on him the rest of the
background is dark so you only focus on the main subject in the picture

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The weakness is the people caught in the background because if they weren’t there is
would make the picture look better and just have him has the main focus.
E. The strengths is that there is more of the members in this picture as well as the crowd it
showing a lot of the equipment as well which fits the scene well its makes it more
obvious that its at a concert also that it takes a lot to set up a stage its showing that its
not as easy and straight forward as it looks when you go see someone it shows that a lot
of work goes into creating.
The weakness is that the she didn’t focus on everything in the picture because
everything far away in the photo is clear but the things close up are blurred if she
focused the camera to make everything clear it would of looked better so you can see
everything in the photo clearer.
F. The strengths of this photo is the lighting it falls on the person in the middle it also lights
up the smoke in the room which gives it a nice effect because it’s from a concert the
smoke sits on top of the crowd it looks good, also can see his face clearly he is just still
but also different because he’s stood on the drum kit whilst the drummer plays them so
its action shot with the drummer
The weaknesses is that the middle of the photo seems more focused and clear
compared the surroundings so if the drummer was in focus it would make a good
picture if more of it came out clear