This document provides analysis of four photographs by different photographers: 1. Oliver Grunewald's "Blue Lava" photo shows the rare blue lava from a volcano in Ethiopia. It was taken to showcase natural beauty. 2. Grunewald's "Aurora Borealis" photo captures the northern lights mixing with a sunset, showing two opposing forces in the night sky. 3. Nick Ut's "Napalm Girl" photo documents a young Vietnamese girl fleeing a napalm attack, highlighting the human cost of war. 4. A Vietnam War-era soldier's helmet photo reads "War is Hell," suggesting even soldiers oppose war's cruelty.

1. Photographer Image Analysis
Oliver Grunewald
Blue Lava
Purpose
This landscape photographer Oliver Grunewald took this image. This was taken to
show the beauty of a Cerulean eruption, which happens when volcanoes have a
large amount of pure sulphur, which gives the lava an icy blue colour. The photo is
was taken at the Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia.This image will be shown in places that
have a connection with nature such as Exhibitions and Museums which will be good
to show images and sculptures of this sort of image with the blue lava. The image
will be used in places that show natural beauty in a landscape, as this is a rare
spectacle to witness. The image might generate income from people who are not
lucky enough to see the real life event happen but can also come from people buying
the image and seeing how greatly the image was composed will make the image sell
more.
Composition and framing
The composition of the image is in the fore ground there is a lot of the blue lava,
which dominates the image as it draws attention to the foreground of the image.
The original orange lava is strategically located at the centre of the image the smoke
which goes up into a tent shape above the orange lava, this adds the affect that the
blue lava is more majestic than any other lava flow. The image follows the rule of
third, which allows the image to be shown in different sections in the image. The
orange lava is located in the centre of the rule of third lines. In the bottom section of
the image the blue stands out. The primary focus of the image is mainly in the front
of the image where you can see blue and a bit of orange. The centre of the image is
not in focus even though that magma which I spewing out of the volcano is orange.

2. Image Analysis
This image was taken with natural light but the image was taken at twilight where
the is in the late stages of the day this helps bring out the blue and orange of the
lava stand out against the black of the landscape. The subject of the image is the lava
but within the subject there is the brighter different colour at the core. The purpose
of the subject is to show how the lava stands out from the background but to also
show this rare occurrence of nature where the extra sulfur of the volcano make this
lava a blue colour. Connotation of this image can differ, as this is one of the
underrated wonders of the world so the photographer brought this to light to show
that the impossible is possible.
Meaning
The meaning of the photograph is to show how much rareness of the volcano with
the excess sulfur where it only happens in one other volcano in the world. The point
that the photographer is trying to make is to get this place on the map for the
amount of outstanding beauty the Erta Ale has. The image is making a statement
about the world, which is that the impossible is possible ad that everything that
Mother Nature is beautiful.

3. Oliver Grunewald
Christmas Colours – Aurora Borealis
Purpose
The photo was taken to show the beauty of the Aurora Borealis mixed in with the
sunset, this makes the two forces seem that they are rivaling against each other in
the night sky. This image might be shown in astronomer magazines where people
can see. This image could be displayed in places of art such as museums where
people would look at the amazing images of the Aurora Borealis. This image will
generate income from places, which have an interest with images from the
spectacles of the sun and the earth. Places such as museums.
Composition and Framing
The composition of the image makes the image look like a war in the night sky with
the vibrant greens but also the evil oranges in the bottom left of the image. It seems
like the image was shot with high aperture. The reason that I can tell that the image
was shot with high aperture is that the image was shot at night but also there is a lot
of detail in the night. The right side of the image is dominated by the greens of the
Aurora Borealis but the left side of the image is orange but at half the size which
make the image dominated by the green and orange but faded in with the black.

4. Image Analysis
The use of colour has a major impact on the image as without the colour from the
aurora and the sun it will just be an image of the night sky. The orange, green with a
hint of purple in the aurora. No lighting was applied to the image, as it was taken at
night with the natural light available at the time. This can be seen that no lights
where used as the landscape below the horizon is completely blacked out. The
purpose of the subject is to show how beautiful the northern lights adjacent to the
sun can be. Connotations of this image can be that there are two forces opposing
each other.
Meaning
The meaning of the photograph is to show how great the Aurora Borealis looks in
the night sky when the sun is setting. The image has a theme, which shows different
two different forces, which are facing against each other in the night sky such as a
battle of the gods.
Nick Ut
Napalm Girl

5. Purpose
This image was taken when by Nick Ut and this is his most famous picture. The girl in
the centre of the image is called Phan Phuc in severe pain. The picture was showing
the horrors of war on little children after Napalm bombing on a Vietnamese village
on 8th June 1972. This image will be shown in places, which show war such as
exhibitions, memorials or other iconic places of war. The image may generate
income from magazines where the companies have to pay Nick Ut to use the image.
Composition and Framing
The image was composed in a way to show the subjects pain and suffering as there
homes and lives get destroyed. The rule of thirds in this image has the girl in the
centre of the image showing the main girl in the centre with people either side of the
image. The centre of the image will in the rule of third give affect to the girl as she is
the only one with no clothes but everyone else has clothes on.
Image Analysis
The image is black and white where most of the still cameras in that day in age were
black and white only some high tech cameras would have colour. This adds affect to
the image with the gloomy grey in the background when the people making their
way down the road in sorrow. The lighting of the image is using natural light, which
is a good source for light when it is daylight. The purpose of the subject is to show
the horrors of the Vietnam War and how children’s lives have been destroyed.
Meaning
The meaning of the photograph is to show the horrors of war and how it can ruin a
person life due to someone else’s decisions. This Image is making a point to stop war
as it affects more people that it is intended to hurt. This makes statement about the
world that there will never be peace in the world when people are at war. People
will always be at war with each other.

6. Purpose
The purpose of the image is to show how soldiers themselves don’t appreciate the
concept of war, as they believe ‘War is Hell’. The image will be used in ways to
protest wars as this shows a soldier with ‘War is Hell’ on his helmet. The image
would be displayed in Exhibitions for mainly War. This image could generate income
as a way to show the audience that there is no beauty in war.
Composition and framing
The composition of the image is to show the text on the soldiers helmet and the
soldiers face. The rule of thirds of this image has the Helmet at the top 3rd of the
image and the soldiers face in the centre of the screen whilst having the model
slightly to the left of the image.
Image Analysis
The colour that was used in the image is black and white which was standard for
images back then because not much images had colour to them. The lighting of the
image is natural as the left of the soldier's face is a bit lighter than the opposite. The
purpose of the subject is to show that even though he is a soldier who has most
likely killed people before, he thinks that the concept of war is wrong and don't
believe in the concept of war. The costume that the subject is wearing is was a
standard American Military Uniform that they wore during the Vietnam War.
Meaning
The meaning of the image is to make a point that 'war' itself is the worst
thing ever. The image is making a statement about the world as in human

7. history there has been thousands of wars that has taken millions of lives
and it never changes.
Purpose
The purpose of the image is to show how people can move like smoke as she
looks like she is floating whist she looks like she is walking. The image might be
show and used in a fashion exhibition. The image might be displayed at Fashion
Shows. The image might generate income by people purchasing the image online
or if the image was framed.
Composition and framing
The image follows the rule of thirds by having the everything that wants to be
seen, is showed in 2/3rd s of the image and nothing on the right 1/3rd on the
image. The subject is placed exactly in the middle of the farthest left side of the
image and middle third of the screen are all have action.
Image analysis
The colour that has been used in the image is blue but with different shades for
the background, floor, and the dress. The dress that the subject is wearing is the
same colour as the smoke in the background. The lighting that is being used in
this image is Rembrandt lighting this is when there is heavy lighting on the side
of the subject and the other is neutral. The purpose of the subject is to show that
she moves like smoke. The costume in the image is a light blue dress that the

8. model is wearing but they used the smoke in contrast with the dress is made out
of smoke.
Meaning
The Theme of the image is to show smoke and beauty in movement, which
smoke flows gracefully. The image is not making a statement about the world.
Purpose
The photography was taken to show how the darkness can out speak the light.
This image might be shown and displayed in exhibitions about splits or
opposites. This image could generate profit from selling online or in the fashion
events.
Composed and framing
The image was composed to show that that ‘Dark’ subject is covering the ‘Light’
subject. The framing of the image has the ‘Light’ subject on the left side of the
image and the ‘Dark’ subject on the right of the image.
Image Analysis
The colour that has been used are; Black, White and Yellow these can show how
the black is evil and the white is good and the black subject is covering the white
subjects mouth. This can be seen as the black subject is silencing the black
subject. The lighting that has been used is butterfly lighting as the light is right

9. on the centre of the subjects. No costumes have been used in the image, this can
mean that the white is pure and the black is corruption.
Meaning
The meaning of the photograph is to show how easy purity can be corrupted. The
image is making appoint that it show how purity can be corrupted and
manipulated. This image is making a statement about the world as experiences
can change a pure person to pure evil.