Johnny Wilkinson is photographed surrounded by fans after scoring the winning points in a rugby match. The photo uses several compositional techniques: Wilkinson is centered using the rule of thirds; his jersey number is in focus to identify him as the subject; and a wide-angle lens captures the large crowd admiring him. While his posture looks down, appearing weak, this is because he is tired after the hard-fought match. The bright stadium lights and colors worn by happy fans convey the joyous mood of victory.

3. This picture is of Johnny Wilkinson, England rugby player. The player is in the centre of
the photograph as he would be the main focus in the rule of thirds as everyone wants to
hear from the player who scored the winning points. We know it is him from the big
number on his back which is in focus to prove that he is the main focus in the picture and
not the other subjects around him, this makes it a shallow focus in a wide angle shot. The
wide angle shows how popular the player is and how many people adore him making the
subject seem more impressive. However, the subject positioning is breaking the rules
slightly because for someone so impressive at this moment he isn’t showing it in his
posture. The subject is looking down which normally shows a sign of weakness, for
example, if you were taking a picture of a stereotypical ‘nerd’ you would have them
looking down to show they’re shy and timid. This subject is positioned like this because of
how tired he is after working so hard in the match he has just played. In addition, the
natural lighting used in the stadium is bright and all the colours from what the fans are
wearing shows that this is a happy moment. As the light is produced by the stadium lights
it can be changed to deflected the mood of the match for example, if they had lost the
stadium lights wouldn’t be as bright as they’re shown in this picture now. Has used a fast
shutter speed to reduce the motion blur caused by movement so it creates a clear shot.
The meaning of this photo is to show that Johnny Wilkinson is the hero as he scored the
goal and all the fans around him are admiring him as he has made their day.

5. This is a photo taken of a Paralympian. As the subject is on his own he will be used
for advertising the Paralympics. As the subject is a Paralympian using rule of thirds
means his disability is one of the first thing that catches your eye so it is clear to the
audience who this person is. As he is an athlete you want to convey his strength and
mighty in the photo and the low angle conveys this well. The low angle is used to
make the subject look more impressive and powerful as it makes everything around
seem smaller and makes the audience believe he is stronger than they’re. To convey
the idea of the subject being mighty and strong the photo is a shallow focus so only
the subject is all that you focus on. Doing this makes you as an audience drawn into
the subject and keeps your attention just on him. Another way of conveying the
strength and might of the athlete again is with rule of thirds. As he is the only thing
in centre of the photograph proves he is most important as nothing else is around
him. Fast shutter speed to reduce the motion blur caused but he model running and
it is a clear shot of what he is doing.
In addition, the photo doesn’t just convey the idea of strength it also shows the
focus that the athlete has. This is shown by the natural light used in the photo
because it isn’t too bright for example, if someone was happy with the lights would
be really bright. Also, because the natural light is formed by the blue sky behind him
makes the audience know he is focus as blue is the colour you associate with focus
and calm moods.