Focal Point John Hedgecoe

Focal Point is at which the point of the rays and waves meet after the reflection also it is the centre of the subject or interest.



In my opinion this image from John Hedgecoe is focal point because the main interest or activity is the main looking out of the window as you just look at him and wonder what he would be/ is looking at. In this photo I most like the way he is positioned and the way the lighting come through the window onto him, that is good as the lighting is spreading over the image so you can see the outline of his body.

http://www.all-things-photography.com/focus-points.html
I think this link is good because it tells you about the different focal points you can use e.g

Single, Centre Auto Focus Point

Specific, Single, Off-Centre Auto Focus Point

Depth of field Annie Leibovitz

Depth of field is the distance between the nearest object and the furthest object.

This photo shows a clear understanding of depth of field as the nearest object is the lady running down the steps and the furthest object is on top of the steps which is the castle. This image is a long depth of field, also this image has been taken in focus considering all of it is clear.

My eyes always go straight to the castle at the top, this is because you can still see the image even though it is misty.

 

 

Some of this information has come from this link:

 

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/fototech/htmls/depth.html

 

I found this useful as it gives you an explanation on photos and tells you what is a good example of depth of field and which is not.

A bad link would be:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field

This is bad because you don't know who wrote it and also who could have changed the information it provided.

Lighting John Hedgecoe

Lighting is the equipment at home, workplace and a studio for producing light. Also the arrangement and effects of the lights.                               

Photography is about light, and in fact, it can be defined as recording the light. Lighting is also one of the hardest things to get right in a photograph. To shoot images that stands out of the crowd, an understanding the light source is critical. 

This paragraph has come from this link:
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/photography-lighting-techniques/

I found this website useful because it has a clear layout and it explains to you about the different colour of the lighting like smooth colours represents calm moods. Also it gives you tips on how and why to use the flash.

Both of these photos represents lighting because the image below you can see the lighting is coming from the left hand side and is spreading over the rest in the image and lady. For the image above gives a strong lighting effect on the hands which shows you the detail of his body.

I like both of these photos as it gives you detail about the picture as for where most of the lighting is also it outlines the bodies and the other objects that are in the image.

Composition Perou

Composition means how the layout of the subject or objects are placed also where you place the subject in the frame.

 These images from photographer Perou are very different but very similar at the same time. They are the same by how everything is in a certain place and that they are where they are meant to be. However they are different by Perou as he has considered the light in the bottom one as you can see the outline of the tree by the shadow. These photos show composition as Perou could have adjusted the tree to be in the middle and the girl on the left and for the one at the top he could have put the lady on the right but decided to have it on the left.

I got some information about composition from this website:

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules

First Analysis

Factual: This image is from photographer John Hedgecoe, he was an award-winning British photographer. He was born on 24th March 1932 and passed away on the 3rd of June 2010

Context: I think the context is that the pose she is doing in this image is the one that John thought would suit the setting and placement of the furniture.

Technical: In my opinion this photograph was taken in a studio that was set up in a certain way. For the lighting he used the lighting that was available, John didn't include any more.

Aesthetic: The thing I like most about the image is the way John made it Black and white, however you can still see the places where it is light and the places where it is dark. The way he planned out the image is interesting even though you don't know what the purpose is behind it.