Andrew Davies, Jonathan Knowles and David Burnett

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Task 1 Photography Analysis.

• By Katie Beadle

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Landscape photographer Andrew Davies

• Having lived in Acklam, Middlesbrough, for most
  of his life, Andrew presents a portfolio of
  photographs from around Teesside and the North
  East. His collection includes photographs of the
  famous Transporter Bridge, Bamburgh Castle, MIMA,
  Fountains Abbey and many more.
• Surrounded by Teesside obvious beauty for the
  majority of his life, Andrews main aim is to
  showcase the area and that surroundings hidden
  beauty for all to see.

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Photograph Analysis.

• In the background, the steelworks can be faintly
  seen. This content is what the area is famed for
  and the way the steelworks are almost rising up
  from the landscape and fog, showcases this.
• The clearest subject in the photo is the horse
  and rider, however the direction the horse is
  going, draws you towards the abstracted
  background of the steelworks.
• The photograph gives a good indication of the
  time of day it was took because of the light
  displayed. The sun is lower in the sky which
  creates shadows in places of the beach and a line
  of natural, soft light streaming from the sun.
• In the forefront of the photograph, a horse and
  its rider can be seen riding across the beach.
  This creates quite a contact of a natural element
  against the backdrop of the steelworks.

• There is a theme of finding beauty in the
  unlikeliest of places. E.G. The steelworks.
• The setting the photo is taken in real, as is the
  scenery.

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Lifestyle photographer Jonathan Knowles

• Jonathan Knowles is a London based photographer
  specialising in graphic still life, liquid and
  people photography.
• Although the base of his photography is
  lifestyle, the purpose of his photos is usually
  advertising.

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Photograph Analysis.

• The background of the photograph is entirely
  black, as if the objects are in a completely
  black space/room.
• One of the two main objects in the photograph, is
  surrounded by wispy, curvy lines which creates a
  motion effect, as if the butterfly next to the
  flower has been dashing around it.
• The main focus of the photograph the flower with
  the motion of the butterfly second.
• The photo contains an organic shape of a flower.
• The photograph displays a direct approach, the
  scene is simple and straight forward.

• There is a big contrast between the darkness of
  the background and the vibrancy lit objects
  flower and butterfly.
• The photograph is representation, with the
  objects being recognisable.

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Photojournalism photographer David Burnett

• David Burnett is a photojournalist with more than
  four decades of work covering the news, the
  people, and visual tempo of our age. His works
  include history of unfolding war, sport,
  politics, the famous, the infamous and the
  unfamous.
• The aim of his photographs is the unveil a visual
  history of more than four decades.

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Photograph Analysis

• The photo is in black and white, this is
  effective as it tells its viewers that the
  campaign is what it is, its black and white.
  what they promise is what they deliver.
• The lightest value is coming from behind, he is
  bringing light with him.
• The subject in the photo is making a speech, for
  a campaign or possibly reacting to an incident
  that has happened.
• The angle of the photograph was taken from is a
  low vantage point. As a consequence of this, the
  subject looks dominant and like he possesses a
  lot of power.
• The contrast of the photo is particularly
  interesting, a lot of the photograph is dark,
  apart from behind and surrounding the subject,
  this possibly translates that the subject is
  bring positivity.

• The photographs main focus is documentary
  photography.
• The setting of the photograph is real.
• The central focus of the photo is very straight
  forward. There is no distraction.