Assignment 4 - Independent Research

Vee Speers is an Australian photographer based in Paris. After she studied at Queensland College of Art, she worked as stills photographer for ABC television. She took a collection of photos called "Birthday Party"
In the images the eye is focused on the objects the models are holding. The image with the girl with the balloon focuses on the curves of the dress and how her is round. The young girl with the bird sitting on her hand look plain drawing your eye towards the bird and nothing else.
The backgrounds are quite dull which makes you look at the model and the object they are holding, the lighting is shone on only the models. The young girl with leaves on her back show a lot of detail and focus on them and nothing else.
I like the way Vee Speers presents them, she doesn't use too many bold colours. She uses objects to represent the mood and how the models are feeling. I like the themes she uses to create a effect. Some seem more real than others. Another thing I like is the is the simplicity of the background because it doesn't detract you in any way.

Assignment 3 - Depth Of Field

Depth of field is the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.
This photo was taken by Annie Leibovitz from the collection 'Disney Collection' where she captured images from famous disney movies.
Annie has used the depth of field very well in photo, the models are in focus and everything further away in the background is out of focus and blurry. I also think she has used the rule of thirds in this photo which usually draws your attention to the top two-thirds of the photo.

Assignment 3 - Lighting

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/04/15/photography-lighting-take-control-of-natural-light-to-using-flash/ 
This website helped me, I found some techniques and hints to help me when taking a photo. 
This photo was taken by Annie Leibovitz.
This photo looks as if it is was taken on a stage because of the lights being shone down from above. The lights are extremely bright in the photo pointing down on the model, which makes her dress look more bold and detailed. I like how well the photo is lit up and they come from behind her which makes her dress look softer.

Assignment 3 - Focal Point

Focal point is part of an image that draws the eye to the most important part of the picture.
This photo was taken by Vee Speers.
The model is stood directly in the middle which makes you focus on her, my attention is drawn to the dolls she is holding in her arms, the dolls are very dark and mysterious.
There are no shadows or anything distracting you from the model. The model is showing no emotion at all in the photo. There are lights being shone on her at different angles leaving no shadows.

Assignment 3 - Composition

This photo was taken by Vee Speers. The photographer has used the rule of thirds.

My main focus is on the mask of the model, the backdrop is quite dull which draws your attiontion to the model and not what is going on in the background.

Composition is the placement or anrrangement of visual elements in a work of art.

http://www.colorpilot.com/comp_rules.html This link helped me understand more about composition. 



First Analysis

The photographer is Annie Liebowitz, she was born October 2, 1949. She is an American portrait photographer.
It's recreating an image from Disney which from is Cinderella, which shows Cinderella leaving the castle after a night at the ball.
I think it was created using different effects on the photo, by using different light such as the castle which has a shining light in front of it which draws your attention towards it.
The look and style of the picture is young and drematic. The reason I like it is because of the colours it uses and and how the light is shone upon the castle.