1. More about Written Analysis (Essay)
Page 41 has questions you could answer as part of your analysis of each image

2. Visual Elements
Focus
Light
Line
Repetition
Shape
Space
Texture

3. Rule of Thirds Classic compositional technique
Based on the idea that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.
Composition

4. Focus?
What areas appear to be the clearest or sharpest in the photograph.
What do not?
What does this mean about technical things like depth of field?

5. Irving Penn

7. Light? What areas of the image are most highlighted?
Are there any shadows?
Can you guess the time of day?
Is the light natural or artificial?
Harsh or soft?

8. Hannah Starkey

9. Robert Mapplethorpe

10. Line Are there objects in the photograph that act as a line?
Are they straight, curvy, thin or thick?
Do the lines create direction in the photography?
Do they lead the eye?
Do they outline or show movement or energy?

11. Cindy Sherman

12. Repetition
Are there any objects, shapes or lines which repeat and create a pattern?

15. Shape? Do you see geometric shapes Do you see organic shapes?
What are these shapes?

19. Space Is there depth to the photograph or does it seem shallow?
What creates this appearance?
Are there important negative spaces in addition to positive spaces?
Is there depth created by spatial relationships?

21. Philip-Lorca DiCorcia

22. Texture
If you could touch the surface of the photograph how would it feel?
How do the objects in the picture look like they would feel?

25. Composition – how are these visual elements arranged?
Angle
Background
Balance
Contrast
Framing