1. The content of the picture itself is framed within a beautiful old archway and looks out onto the great wall of china. This adds to the attractiveness of the picture as a whole. The picture includes the technique of ‘leading lines’ which refers to the pathway moving through the image. Naturally, your eyes are drawn to the line and follow it to the top right of the picture. The picture also slightly follows the ‘rule of thirds’. This refers to the grid used when setting up the image. the train starts in the bottom left of the grid and ends in the center which makes the picture look more appealing. Also the horizon sits just above what would be the middle of the image which adds to making the image more attractive. The shutter speed used for this image could have been fast, freezing the image in all its glory. The aperture would have been quite low here meaning the whole image is in focus. Because of this it is possible that the shutter speed would have been slower to lighten the image. This could mean the picture was taken on a tripod. I also think that the angle of the image is interesting, its done from the left side of the arch which means it catches the light well suggesting that this is a natural type of light, perhaps at a sunrise or a sunset. I think this photography represents the idea of journeying, perhaps the journey that life takes us through and the fact that its not always bright but we will get there in the end shown by the dark lighting within the arch and clouds hovering in the sky.

2. The colour in this picture has been muted to just black and white which means we cant gather much information from the colour in the picture however judging from the choppiness of the waves I would suggest that this is quite a dark day. The light seems to be coming from all over quite naturally so I would suggest that its probably midday- ish. This image is split up into three different sections. Over half of the image is taken up by the sea, then we have the sea edge and the deck in the right third. This makes the image stand out from others and adds interest to the picture. The point of interest in this picture would be the woman sitting on the phone. She is placed on the key elements point in the rule of thirds grid. This means that the human eye is drawn to her making the image more effective. It could also be said that the technique of leading lines is used in this picture as the eye naturally follows the sea edge through the picture. The aperture in this picture would have been on a fairly high f-stop as the the depth of field isn't particularly shallow but the background of the image is out of focus. The shutter speed would have been quite fast here to capture the choppiness of the sea. This picture depicts loneliness shown through the secluded-ness of the woman in the picture. No one else seems to be around her. The sea could also represent her mood, she looks slightly distressed perhaps judging by the look on her face.

3. This picture has used the layout grid in a conventional way placing the main focus of the image in the center of the middle box. This has an effect as its rare so your eye in drawn to this point of interest. The shutter speed would have been fast when taking this image so to freeze the subject and not get any movement of the eye. The aperture would have been set to a large f stop to create the shallow depth of their here, making only the eye ball in focus. The colour in this image seems range in tone, from the white inside the eyeball to the dark corners of the image which help isolate the image inside the eye as the most important part overall. I would say that this is natural light due to its shadows and we can see from the windows in her eyes that its a bright day. You could say that the image reflected is framed by the eye. We can gather that the bay window is the most important part from the way it is highlighted. Its in the only bit in focus, its brighter than the rest of the image and its in the center of the whole image. The use of colour and composition are done really well here for such a close up picture. I think its good imagery for someone outlook on like and the idea reflecting on things.

4. This image used the rule of thirds very well. It places the lamp to the left of the image and the head of it in the middle of the top box directly above the sun. the sun is placed in the center box but lightly of center catching the eye really well. Colour is used really well in this image. All the colour in the image seems cold and quite blue and cold however you have this out burst of warm light from the sun which is central to the image and from the light which adds to the attraction of the image. Also I think the contrast of cold and warm light makes the image very successful. The way the clouds all seems to be moving towards the sun highlights that particular element of the image. I think that this presents an idea of the world moving around you and taking the time to appreciate small moments. They way the image is composed makes it look very pretty and picturesque. The image also uses elements of the leading eye technique, using the decking of the dock to lead your eye up to the sun. The image is very dark so the composer would have needed a low aperture f stop to let most light in and keep everything in focus. Because of this I think that this image would have been shot using a tripod in order to have a very love shutter speed to give the clouds movement. I think the way the natural light casts shadows around this image is beautiful, it gives the image depth. The horizon is placed just below the middle of the image making it more attractive and also drawing our eye more to the sky above the horizon. The leading line of the deck helps make the bottom half more appealing, leading us to the sunset.

5. Gentleman in the photo is placed to the right hand side of the image, his right leg placed right on the key points of the rule of thirds grid meaning the eye is immediately drawn to the movement of the man as he walks down the road. The depth of field in this image is quite shallow as the gentleman seems to be the only thing in complete focus in the image. As we move further back in the image the object become less focused. To do this the f-stop would have had to be quite large. The shutter speed needed to take this picture would have been quite quick as the action of him walking is frozen rather than blurred. The light in this image is quite natural, there is a shadow cast to his left so we can assume the sun is up and to the right of him. Form the composition of this image we can assume that the gentleman is walking away from the building behind him. They way he is dressed suggests that it was formal event and the fact that he seems to be loosening his cuffs presents a message of fresh starts and new beginnings perhaps. There is also faint use of leading lines in this picture. The line of the pathway leads you eye subconsciously up to the house highlighting its importance. It also poses the question why is he walking on the road, It catches your eye due to its obscurity. By blurring the background it could also suggest the idea that nothing else is important but his journey.

6. The rule of thirds is used here to compose this image. The one object within the image is placed on the right hand key point of the layout grid. This means the eye is draw to it because of its obscurity, its not just in the middle. We are also immediately drawn to the reflection of the object just below which is also situated on the key point of the grid. The perfect reflection makes the picture much more appealing and pretty. It looks beautiful. The aperture f-stop of the image would have been quite low as none of the image in out of focus, it a very deep depth of field. The shutter speed would have been quite fast as to freeze the image and capture all of the reflections and the calm water while it lasts. The picture may have been quite dark when it was taken, it looks as though it may be morning. This means that the shutter speed would have been much slower and therefore a tripod would have had to have been use. The stones in the water also act as a type of leading lines. The way they and aligned towards the stone object which is the centre of attention assist the eye in looking at the reflection and the object itself. They also decrease in size as they go which makes it look almost deliberate. Its very clever.