Perou

Ive chosen Perou to study because I really like his photographs as they are all so different from each other and he chooses really interesting things to photograph. I was going to choose Annie Leibovitz because her pictures are really detailed but I think Perou has more vary and the subjects in his photos stand out more.

Depth of Field

This photograph was taken by Perou who is a famous photographer, recently he's done the show dirty sexy things.
Depth of Field means the space and distance between the object closest to the camera and the object furthest away.
The depth of field in this photograph isn't really short because there is a lot of detail in between the nearest object (the side of the road/ the grass) and the object furthest away (the tops of the houses and the sky). The main focal point in this photograph is positioned in the middle of the 2 objects, as the writing really catches your attention. The colours in this picture are really neutral, they're mostly all green and whites. I like how the colours arent particularly bright like most photographs are and how the writing is just scrawled onto the wall. This photograph is really simple and it shows a typical city with the graffiti and the dirty walls, the photographer isn't trying to hide the reality of whats really there, which is why this photo stands out for me.

Lighting

These photos are both by Annie Leibovitz and are of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman for the movie Australia.
Lighting means the way the photographer uses light to highlight and use in the compositions of their photographs. There are different types of lighting you can use to create the effect you like, you can use natural light or artifical lights.

These pictures are taken outside and the photographer has used natural light in both pictures. In the first picture, it is more a close up of Nicole Kidman on the horse, but the light is coming through the trees in the background, highlighting the area around her face and also creating a reflection in the water. In the second picture the light is featured more as it takes up the whole background of the picture. The light is brightest in the middle of the photograph around where the people are standing, and blends in as it gets closer to the ground and also is darker at the top corners of the picture where the clouds are nearer. The branches of the tree have turned into a silhouette because of the way the sun is positioned behind them. I like both these pictures because like most of Annie Leibovitz work they have a really magical feel to them, like with the forest in the first photograph adds so much more depth into the picture and the branch of the tree in the second photograph is really interesting, both pictures have really detailed backgrounds if you look closely and away from the main focal point- the people.

Composition

This picture is by Perou and is taken for the TV series make me a supermodel.

The definition of composition is the position of the objects and people in the photograph and the layout.

The people are positioned in the centre of the picture, with the glass box around them slightly off-centre. In the background you can see a busy city and buildings of different heights and sizes, you can also see reflections in the glass.
 I like this picture because the photographer has positioned the people well, making them stand out and the lighting also helps create this effect as the background is darker than the main subjects of the picture. I like the reflections on the glass of the box because they add more detail and create a more interesting effect.

Focal Point

This picture is taken by Vee Spears and is part of her Birthday Party collection.

The definition of focal point is the point in the photograph that draws your attention.

The focal point in this photograph is the girls face looking at the bird, the photographer has drawn attention to it by vignetting the edges and making the focal point brighter and clearer than the rest of the photograph. The girls clothes and background are plain making the picture simple but effective. I like this picture because although the girl is dressed plainly she really stands out because of the contrast with the black colour of the bird she's holding and the plait in her hair adds more detail to the photograph that you dont really notice when you first look at it.

First Analysis

Factual: This image was taken by Annie Lebovitz in 2003 who is an American portrait photographer. She started her career taking pictures for the Rolling Stones magazine and has more recently done a Walt Disney campaign for Disneyland.

Context: This picture is called Drink Me and was taken in 2003 as part of Vogues 'Alice in Wonderland' set, featuring the model Natalia Vodianova as Alice. The set included pictures from scenes taken out of the movie such as the mad hatters tea party and Alice falling down the rabbit hole.

Technical: I think she took this photo in a studio but some were taken outside in a forest. The designer who designed this dress has been photo shopped into the background of this photo, appearing in the frame on the wall.

Aesthetic: You can tell this photograph is based on Alice in Wonderland because of the fairytale feel the picture gives. I like how she has crammed lots of detail into the background which I think makes the dress stand out. I liked this picture the best out of the set because it makes you focus on the model but at the same time has so much more to look at.