• Category: sports news• Purpose: illustrating a news story• Meaning: to tell the story of Liverpool’s shock defeat to Oldham.• Image content: your eyes are drawn to the centre of the frame due to the shallow focus which has the

Oldham players in focus and the Liverpool players out of focus. The Liverpool players are positioned along the vertical edges of the rule of thirds grid, which helps frame the picture and frame more attention to the centre as the Oldham players take up the centre frame. The photo is a long shot that is brightly lit by the harsh lighting of the stadium. The photographer would have used a fast shutter speed as there is no motion blur amongst any of the subjects. The body language of each subject helps distinguish who the winners and the losers are.

Category: newsPurpose: to illustrate a news storyMeaning: to tell the story of a killing that took place outside a nightclub.Image content: your eye line will be drawn over to the left and right due to the people in the frame, along with other coffins and the black cover. Deep focus to establish the area. Fast shutter speed due to the subjects moving. Wide/long shot with high angle to get perspective. Body language casual as they may be used to the situation/death in general.

Category: news/eventsPurpose: to illustrate the story of a tsunami and the aftermathMeaning: to tell the story of two survivors.Image content: the eye line is drawn to the two people who are positioned along the left vertical line. Positioning of the subjects and the high angle helps showcase the devastation caused. Fast shutter speed to avoid motion blur of the water and trees. Natural lighting from the sun and sky but also from the reflection of the water surface and the rooftops. The body language shows fear, despair, distress and suffering.

Category: paparazziPurpose: to show celebrities in real lifeMeaning: to show celebrities in real lifeImage content: eye line is drawn both left and right of centre frame due to the subject6s being positioned along the vertical lines of the rule of thirds. Fast shutter speed as subjects will be moving constantly.Shallow focus on the two subjects, two subjects both practically level, artificial lighting from the camera flash.body language shows that they’re uncomfortable with it but are used to it.

Category: paparazziPurpose: to show celebrities in real lifeMeaning: celebrities trying to avoid the paparazziImage content: eye line is drawn to the centre frame as both subjects are positioned central. Artificial lighting from the camera flash and street lights to illuminate the subjects. Shallow focus on both photographs. Fast shutter speed to avoid motion blur of the moving subjects. Body language suggests they are reluctant to be photographed.

Category: fashion Purpose: to show a new brand of clothingMeaning: to advertise the clothingImage content: eye line is drawn to left vertical line as the subject is positioned along it to the left of the centre. Eyes will also be drawn to the right as the tide is coming in from the right, with the sea itself visible within the top right box of the rule of thirds. Fast shutter speed to avoid motion blur of the subject and the tide. The lighting is natural, used to create a grey and white colour pallet. Body language is a pose for the camera.

Category: fashion Purpose: to show a new brand of clothing.Meaning: to advertise the new brand of clothingImage content: eye line is centre due to the subjects position being within the central boxes of the rule of thirds. Eyes are also drawn to the top left and bottom right. Fast shutter speed to reduce motion blur as photographer and subject will be moving and making “quick snaps”. Artificial lighting as the shot is taken within a studio. Body language is a pose for the camera.

Category: album coverPurpose: to illustrate albumMeaning: to promote the productThe image content: your eye line is initially drawn to the centre of the frame, eyes are drawn to the bottom right block of the rule of thirds for the album title.Fast shutter speed because there is no blur.Subject and photographer will be moving for, "quick snaps”.Artificial lighting (studio)Shallow focus to keep attention on the face.

Category: Health campaignPurpose: To promote sanitiserMeaning: To promote sanitiserImage content: Eye line is drawn to the centre of the frame.Shallow focus to draw attention to finger tips and how dirty they are.Rule of thirds shows that image is of a pay phone, left vertical line in rule of thirds.Eye line is then drawn to bottom right where sanitiser is featured.Fast shutter speed eliminates motion blur on fingers.Deliberately made out to look dirty and decrepit so that you feel compelled to buy the sanitiser.