Wednesday, 11 March 2015

LO1 'Photography Analysis'

1.

   Mark Pain - Sport 


A) This photograph belongs to photographic category of sport.

B) The purpose of this photograph could be to be to be used in magazines/newspapers such as The Star and the Daily Express, it could also be used as part of a website article/advertisement to promote the Olympics or sports as part of a new story.

C/D) The photographic techniques denoted varies, the most obvious one is the shutter speed that this photograph uses, for example the shutter speed used for this photograph would be considerably faster than the standard as the image is crisp/sharp this is shown as it captures the motion in which the water and the water droplets moved in mid-air. The second photography technique used is that of the rule of thirds, this is used to make the photograph technique look balanced. The third photography technique used is high key lighting. Another photography term/technique that this image uses is the camera angle known as eye level or neutral as well as the shot type of a close-up, these angles and shot types were used to connote a neutral scene in which the image denotes an important action or event taking place, in this case the photograph technique 'close -up' denotes his facial expressions as its showing his unwavering determination and connotes his unwillingness to give in. This photograph also has a small aperture as it uses a large f-number such as f/8 which causes this pictures to have a deeper depth of field. The ISO that this photograph uses would be somewhere around the standard ISO setting (ISO 100 or 200) as the image is in-focus and sharp. 

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2.
   David Lloyd - Wildlife





A) This photograph belongs to photographic category of nature/wildlife.

B) The purpose of this photograph could be denoted in several ways, one of which is to connote the beauty of nature and wildlife by photographing the animals in their natural habitats, another connotation of this photograph could be to denote how threatened certain species are, or it could even be used in a leaflet for a wildlife centre to again to denote and connote how threatened and endangered animals are or to bring people in to their centre to educate them on wildlife.


C/D) The photographic techniques that this photograph uses is also varied, yet again the most obvious photography technique is the shutter speed as this photograph has a slow shutter speed this is shown by the motion blur, which means the shutter speed would be about 1/60th of a second. The second photography technique used is shallow depth this is shown as the foreground is in focus whereas the background is out of focus this is created through the us of a smaller f-number such as f/1.4 which also means this pictures has a large aperture. The third photography technique used is the technique known as the rule of third which is used to make the photograph look balanced, another photography technique used is high key lighting. The shot type in which this photograph uses is a long shot and the camera angle in which this photograph uses is a high angle meant to appear as if it is an eye level shot, the angles could have been used to connote how vulnerable and endangered the animals are becoming but it could also be used to connote how elegant the species are as well i.e the way in which the photograph was taken i.e the shutter speed causing the motion blur shows how the animal moves and act in its habitat, it denotes how dangerous and elegant the leopard can be. The shot type could also be used to connote how elegant and vulnerable the species/animals are, as the shot type is there to not only denote the action but the background as well which could be brought back to one of the purposes of the photograph which is to connote the beauty of nature and wildlife by photographing the animals in their natural habitats. The ISO that this photograph uses would be somewhere around the standard ISO setting (ISO 100 or 200) as the image is sharp. 

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3.

   Steve McCurry - Documentary



A) This photograph belongs to photographic category of documentary.

B) The purpose of this photograph could be again to denote and connote the power of nature and to denote the suffering of the people in the middle of its (Affected by it). But it could also connote the complete opposite as the photograph could connote the strength of mankind and their resilience to give in. The purpose of this photograph could also be to be used in a leaflet for say the Hart organisation (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust) to bring awareness to the people struggling because of this event.


C/D) This photograph uses several techniques, one of which is the technique known as the rule of third, which is used to make the photograph look balanced. The second photography technique that this image uses is known as a deep depth of field which is caused/created by having a small aperture which is shown as both the foreground and the background are in focus they do this by using a large f- number such as f/8, another photography technique used is high key lighting. The fourth technique that was used in this image was the speed in in which the shutter operated as the shutter speed would have been altered as it caught the motion in which the water was moving while in-focus, which means the shutter speed would have been increased to be able to capture this. The last technique used would have been the way in which the photo was composed, for example the shot type used was a long shot and the angle in which the photo was taken is known as high angle however it can seem to appear as an eye level shot, these angles and shot types were used as it helps to connote the illusion of insignificance as by doing this the people within the image just become part of the image whereas the background stands out, which was the objective of this photograph (to show the power of 'mother' nature).  The ISO that this photograph uses would be somewhere around the standard ISO setting (ISO 100 or 200) as the image is in-focus and sharp. 

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4.
   Carlotta Cardana - Documentary



A) This photograph belongs to photographic category of portrait

B) The purpose of this photograph could be to bring recognition to the modern Native American community by combining the two in this photograph i.e. the modernisation and the stereotypical Native American culture (Traditional stereotype of them using fire) it could be used in a newspaper/website article from the Daily Express or The Sun. 

C/D) The photographic techniques used in this image vary, one of the more obvious techniques used is high key lighting as natural lighting is being used. The second technique which is again one of the more obvious ones used is the rule of thirds, which is used to make the image look balanced. The third photography technique that this image uses is known as deep depth of field which is caused/created by having a small aperture which is shown as both the foreground and the background are in focus this is done through the use of a larger f-number such as f/8, the last technique this image would have used would have been the way in which the photo was composed, for example the shot type used was a long shot this is denoted as it shows the person in full (head to toe) as well as it has lots of background/foreground detail, and the angle that was used is known as a low angled shot however it can seem to appear as an eye level shot/neutral shot, both of these angles can help to connote the meaning/purpose of the image, for example the low angle can be seen to connote power and danger, which is stereotypical for fire as its danger and dominating. The ISO that this photograph uses would be somewhere around the standard ISO setting (ISO 100 or 200) as the image is in-focus and sharp. 

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5.
  Lee Jeffries - Portrait
   

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