Analysis of professional photographs

1. Your eyes are drawn to the centre of frame due to the shallow focus which has the Oldham player
in focus and the Liverpool players out of focus.
The Liverpool players are also positioned along the vertical edges of the rule of thirds grid, which
helps frame the picture and draw more attention to the centre as the Oldham players take up the
centre fame.
This photo is a long shot that is brightly lit by the harsh lights of the stadium.
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 looser are.

2. Category: News
Purpose: Illustrating the story of a newspaper article
Meaning: To tell the story of a killing outside a night club
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of frame due to the lighting being very central and shining off the
white coffin, there are shadows around the edges.
The picture is taken from a high angle this is so you can see everything and establish where this is taken.
After this your eye line is drawn out from the centre framing to the people either side of the picture,
from the people’s body language we can see that it is very casual, like they are used to the situation
through occupation or the area it is in.
This picture uses a deep focus, this is so you can see everything around the picture and nothing is
blurred out.

3. Category: News/events
Purpose: To illustrate the story of a tsunami/floods
Meaning: To tell the story of two survivors.
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of frame due to the catastrophe being behind the two main
subjects, these two are on the left vertical line of the rule of thirds.
The shot type on this image is long as it needs to show the whole background and all the destruction.
They have had to use a fast shutter speed due to the trees and water moving, also the two subjects
are not still in one place this is another reason for using fast shutter speed, natural lighting is used in
this picture as we can see it is reflecting of the water and rooftops.

4. Category: Paparazzi
Purpose: To show celebrities in real life
Meaning: To show celebrities in real life
Our eyes are drawn instantly left and right of
the centre frame due to both subjects being
positioned along the vertical lines of the rule
of thirds.
Fast shutter speed has been used on this
picture to reduce motion blur as both
subjects are on the move.
The body language of these two subjects tell
us that they are not happy being
photographed but that they are used to this
unwanted attention.
Artificial lighting is being used in this picture
in the form of the cameras flash this is
because the picture is taken in a dark place
and we need to see these subjects properly.

5. Category: Paparazzi
Purpose: To show celebrities in real
life
Meaning: To show celebrities in real
life
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of
frame due to the centred subjects in
the photo. The body language of
James tells us that he is annoyed.
In both pictures we can see it is a
shallow focus as the two main
subjects are in focus while the
paparazzi’s in the background are
blurred out because they are not
important in this picture. Fast shutter
speed is used to avoid blur as both of
these subjects are on the move
Artificial lighting is being used in the
form of the cameras flash and the
streetlight this is done to light up the
picture.

6. Category: Fashion
Purpose: Show brand of clothing
Meaning: To advertise the clothing
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of
frame due to the main subject being
there then our eye line is instantly
drawn to the sea in the background.
The shutter speed used on this picture
is a fast shutter speed as the sea is
moving, so is she, her hair and her
skirt, this allows there to not be any
blur on the image.
Natural lighting is used in this picture,
and the colours are very bland in this
picture like black, greys and whites.

7. Category: Fashion
Purpose: Show brand of clothing
Meaning: To advertise the clothing
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of
frame due to the majority of his body
being in the three central block of the
rule of thirds.
Fast shutter speed is used for ‘’Quick
snaps’’ to reduce motion blur. The
photographer will be moving angles
while taking pictures and so will the
model he will be changing poses.
Artificial lighting is used because it has
been taken in a studio.

8. Category: Album cover
Purpose: To illustrate an album
Meaning: Promote the album
Your eyes are drawn to the centre of
frame as this is a close up picture, then
your eyes are immediately drawn to the
bottom right block of the rule of thirds
for the album title.
A fast shutter speed because there is no
blur. Subject and photographer will be
moving so ‘’Quick snaps’’ are used in
this picture.
Artificial lighting is used as it is taken in
a studio, and a shallow focus is used to
focus attention on the face as she is the
only thing that needs to be focused on.

9. Category: Health campaign
Purpose: To promote hand sanitiser
Meaning: To promo hand sanitiser
Eyeline is drawn to the centre of
frame as due to the main point of
the picture is there, shallow focus to
draw your attention to the centre
frame.
On the left vertical line we can see
the payphone this is so people can
identify that the picture is made on
a payphone .
Then our eyeline is drawn to the
bottom right block the
advertisement this is for the viewers
to be able to see what the purpose
of this picture is.
Fast shutter speed eliminates
motion blur on fingers