Jersey Museum Exhibition- Analysis of favourite and least favourite photographs 

I have chosen this as one of my favourite photographs because I like portraiture photography, especially this black and white style. It has a very ‘poppy’ ‘rockstarry’ feel to the image, also the policeman’s hat being in the image connotes to the idea of trouble and control. This feeling is highlighted by the possibly fans asking for autographs which has been captured at the bottom of the image. The reflection in the subject’s sunglasses also makes the audience focus on this area of the photograph. Moreover, I like the framing of the image because the main focal point is in the centre of the image and the complimentary subjects are there as an additional. I do not think this image would of worked as well if it hadn’t been in black and white. This photograph doesn’t looked as though it were staged, it’s more a documentary photograph where it has been captured for the news or in this case for the JEP Newspaper. 

This is my second favourite image because I think it has a very natural feeling to it; the simplicity of the photograph is what makes it interesting for me. Also the position they are both in gives the image a sense of unity and support. Through the subjects linking arms they have created a warm and endearing photograph which could connote to their love for one another. Framing is also very important for this image, having the subjects at the right makes it almost formal and as though it were set up. It is also clever how the photographer has included parts of the plane in order to relate to whatever news story was being published. 

My least favourite photographers were of subjects creating the newspapers in the factories. I thought there were too many of this type of image because they didn’t actually have much relevance to the specific project. Furthermore we were not told any of the photographers that took the images, which I found very strange as this could of potentially been a research point for us to begin from.