The document provides analyses of photographs of various musical artists, describing compositional elements like use of lighting, rule of thirds, and symbolic representations of the artists' styles. Key details about each photo are given, such as facial expressions showing a hangover in the Nirvana photo or unusual merging of heads in the Modeselektor photo. Formal techniques like high key lighting, black and white effects, and symmetrical posing are also discussed in summaries of individual photos.

1. Nirvana
The bleak lighting of the photo gives off a laid
back, run down and tired feel. Also the facial
expressions show this as they look like they have a
hangover. This relates to the music Nirvana has
produced as they are a grunge band. Gutenburgs
rule of thirds is also used with the Curt Cobain as
the central focus of the image and the other band
members in the background with the door behind
them as the starting focus point.
Bloody Beetroots:
Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo
The black and white elements contrasts with
each other to highlight the features of Sir Bob
Rifio Cornelius, it shows his limp hand with a
cigarette. The smoke adds to the personality
of the photo because of it floating through his
mask. Again Gutenburgs rule of thirds is used
with the table, his well lit hands and smoke
rising from his mask. The posture of him
could show him possibly after a concert or in
a deep think as he is not looking at the
camera and he is slouched.
Crystal Castles
An old effect has been used on this
image to represent the obscurity of what
is going on. We see Alice Glass (Left) and
Ethan Kath (Right) looking at the camera
with serious looks. Alice looks surprised
as though she has just been caught
carving into Ethan’s face. However the
stern look on Ethan’s face looks as
though he is accepting of it and he has a
strong bond with Alice. The rule of thirds
is used again with the object above
Alices’s head, then drawing your
attention to the knife, and then the
crystal castles logo on the end of the
chain.

2. Soulwax
The photo taken of the band
Soulwax is again using the
Guttenberg rule of thirds as the bed
is splitting the image up. High key
lighting is used to highlight the
band members as they are wearing
dark clothing and also they contrast
with the vibrant fabrics on the bed.
The focal point of the image is the
centre of the photo as there is
nothing in the primary optical area
which draws your attention to the
centre where the lighting is bright.
Grandmaster Flash
The black and white effect used on the image
is due to the date in which it was taken and
colour cameras at that time. This old image
shows the persona of Grandmaster Flash as
he is striking a pose most likely in front of a
crowd, this shows how he conveyed himself
with his music. The bridge behind him splits
up the photo into thirds with the sky and the
surface he is standing on. The image is a long
as we can see all of his body.

3. Crookers
The vibrant colours show the lively genre of house
music that the duo produces and the atmosphere
around them, a special editing technique is also used
to create the circles of colour as to suggest bursts of
life or a similar theme. The image is a mid shot of the
pair whilst it focuses on them mixing showing their
talents within a crowd of people. The background
action is also adding to the atmosphere because there
are people watching them mix. Gutenburgs rule is
used with the turn tables and mixer splitting the
bottom half from the torso of the duo and then the
red lights in the background at the top.
Modeselektor
This unusual photo has been created in Photoshop
to merge the heads of Gernot Bronsert and
Sebastian Szary (Modeselektor) back to back to
show their co-operative style of music. The smoke
coming from the cigarette and out of Bronserts
mouth also represents their unity, this smoke adds
a subtle tone to the image with its light, floating
look. A black and white effect has been added to
give the photo sophistication and a sense of
mystery about the duo, the fact that we cannot
see anything apart from their heads shows us that
they have little concern for their image and how
they are perceived. This image also contains
formal balance as the image can be spit in two
directly down the middle.
M.I.A
The costume of M.I.A represents her
outspoken and ‘in your face style’ of music.
This is due to the bright blues contrasting
with rich gold’s and also the way in which the
sequins shine with the high key lighting. The
pose that she is striking is a mimicking
expression due to her sticking her tongue out;
however the look in her eye is stern as if to
suggest she is looking at the viewer. The rule
of thirds is used as she is positioned slightly
off centre, whilst her arms split the image up.
Some symmetry has been attempted as her
arms are positioned in almost the same place
whereas he hands are in an identical position.