Image Analysis
- 1. Amy Walker Kasabian This image of Kasabian highlights their dominance within the music industry which is highlighted in the low angle shot of the band. The fact that the lead singer is wearing a paler jacket than the rest establishes his role within the band. The low key lighting highlights the shadows on their faces to help give a more precise character and personality. Florence Welsh High key lighting draws attention to her unique style and bright hair colour. The shot shows her covering her face, suggesting she’s of a shy character and implies that her music is gentle and has a quite soft, delicate tone to it. Snoop Dogg Low key lighting is highlighted in this image of Snoop Dogg. His direct eye contact instigates a sense of dominance and rebellion which is symbolised and highlighted in the main props of the image, the cigar.
- 2. Amy Walker Arctic Monkeys This image of Arctic Monkeys is a prime example of the rule of thirds as there is something in every square of the image. The sepia look reflects on their genre and style of music and makes them look quite dingy. Also, the fact that the lead singer, Alex, is stood tall and above the other band members implies his role within the group. Beyonce This image of Beyonce uses a lot of natural, high key lighting suggesting dominance within the music industry. Her direct eye contact shows she’s of a determined character and her overall power in the business. The sunlight is coming from behind her, forming shadows which highlight certain assets of her face and body, but especially her face. This makes her eyes seem darker making the eye contact more intense and direct. The image uses formal balance as she is placed in the centre of the picture, almost giving it a symmetrical feel. The XX This image of The XX really highlights what their music is about, love. This is reflected in the use of red lighting running through the photograph. The use of dark, low key lighting is largely used. Only showing their white, pale faces, the lighting used gives the image a strange and mysterious feel.
- 3. Amy Walker Kanye West Very high key lighting is used in this image of the rap and hip hop artist, Kanye West. The use of formal balance is also largely used, giving a symmetrical feel and forming lack of dead space around the male protagonist. As well as the high key lighting his clothing is very bright too, especially in contrast to his skin which is highlighted from the lighting itself, and his perfect white shirt. Also, the red love heart on his chest helps symbolise his love for the industry and his music. 2 Many DJ’s This image of the DJ’s, 2 Many DJ’s is very bright due to the use of high key lighting. The grey lighting around the two protagonists helps the central view point go towards them. There is also a lot of dead space which contributes to our eyes looking at them. Kiss This image of the legendary rock band, Kiss uses a large amount of low key lighting which emphasis’s their band identity well as establishing the genre. Kiss are renowned for wearing a lot of dark clothing and the black and white image of the group definitely highlights this. There is a lot of dead space on the right hand side of the photograph enforcing the use of rule of thirds throughout.