This photograph by Annie Leibovitz features Leonardo DiCaprio with a swan around his neck. The background reflects DiCaprio's environmentalism. His black shirt makes the swan stand out. The swan frames his body. The simple, natural background places DiCaprio in the swan's habitat. The rule of thirds draws attention to DiCaprio's face and eyes for direct address. The background is out of focus.

1. I think the most striking part of this picture is the fact Leonardo Dicaprio has a swan
around his neck. Leonardo is a big environmentalist and the background reflects
this well as he is situated in reeds. the fact that he is wearing black attracts the
audiences attention on the swan as it stands out from the black background from his
shirt. The swan around his neck also frames his body and they complement each
other well. The background is simple and is like Leonardo is in the swans habitat.
The rule of thirds is clearly used in this photo to draw attention to Leonardo
Dicaprio’s face and in particular his eyes, this picture had direct address. The
background is a narrow background and is also out of focus.

2. Annie Leibovitz is
photographing Meryl Streep.
In the image she is pulling at
her face and she has over
done grease paint. This is a
metaphor and shows that
Meryl Streep is a versatile
actress. Her eyes are
emphasised as there is less
make up around the eye
areas. The first thing you look
at when seeing the picture is
her eyes as there is direct
address. Putting Meryl Streep
in white stops the audience
being distracted and attracts
the focus on to the face. The
lighting on the shot creates
warmth. The main colours of
the picture also adds warmth
with white and brown. The
way that the shot is close up is
a emphasis on the face and
the background is plain and

3. Annie has photographed the famous actress Cate Blanchett. The main emphasis of
the picture is the faces Cate is pulling. Both of the images are close up and follow
the rule of thirds once put together to complete the photograph. On the left there is
direct address within this photograph but on the right there is none. There is a use
of a simple background and clothing on both the left and the right. There is more
light on the face on the left than the right, this shows the gloominess of the right
image. This photograph emphasizes Cate’s different personalities. There is a broad
depth of field and these images are used to illustrate articles in magazines.

4. In this photograph Annie
Leibovitz has photographed
Queen Elizabeth. In this image
Queen Elizabeth is wearing a
black cape with gold detail I
think that this represents
power and royalty. The Queen
is staring directly into the
camera lens which makes
direct address to the audience.
The background is a dull and
dark forest, its very simple and
doesn’t attract the audiences
attention. This image has a
broad depth of field as the
whole image is in focus. This
image is also really good
quality. There is lots of light
used but not too much but it is
a very crisp and clear image.

5. It makes you know that she loves to work with him. This image is a mid shot and
captures what they are doing with their hands. Also, Woody Allen is staring directly
into the camera so the main focus would is on him as he’s making direct address. Then
is would lead onto Penelope Cruz who is staring at him not the audience. The
background is dark and simple and so are the clothes of the pair so most of the
attention is drawn to the hands and faces of them. The image has a broad depth of field
because it clearly captures everything in the frame. The lighting in this photo is rather
low contrast and all of the colours are very subtle and are only black and grey.