Image Analysis & Composition

This photo of Jay-Z shows many different compositions. His body language on here is very strong, as he is stood with his hands in his pockets, with his head, but looking down at the camera with his eyes, to me this shows that he is quite high and he's looking down at us all. The pose is simple as he is just stood there, but at the same time it is very effective with the way his head is and his eye direction. The shot distance is medium close up. The lighting is very bright, the picture isn't dark, which means that the light is shining on him because he is the main person, plus this means that the audience can see him clearer and it shows him in more detail. The costume is very simple just a plain white tee and jeans, but this looks very effective on him as it stands out a lot on him. His props are his big watch and his necklaces around his neck, including a cross, these stand out a lot as the outfit is really simple. His facial expression is very serious, which makes him look more important. The angle is very good as the audience is looking up to him as he is more important and the eye line is directly into the camera, but his head is looking up.

This photo of Rihanna shows many different compositions. Her body language is very strong as she is looking over her shoulder, showing off her tattoos, which are very visible in the photo. Her pose is quite obvious as she is trying to show to the camera her tattoos, but at the same time have her in the image. The shot distance is a close up of her upper body and face. The lighting is very bright on her face but behind her it is dark, she is the main person in the spotlight. you can't see much of her costume, but it looks like a black leather dress, but it's cut out at the back so her tattoos are visible. The props she is using are her big heart shaped earrings, they stand out a lot since there so big and she has short hair. Her facial expression is quite mischievous as she is showing off her new tattoo to people, to see what they think about it. The angle of the shot is her looking over her shoulder, it's just a side shot of her face. The eye line is her looking down, her eyes aren't looking into the camera, which may mean she's trying to hide something, but in this case it's her more wanting to show off her tattoo.