Textual and Formal Elements of Image

Textual and Formal Elements of Image

  • perspective
  • lighting
  • shade
  • composition
  • leading lines
  • form
  • shape
  • colour
  • depth of field
  • background
  • foreground
  • mid-ground
  • focal point
  • rule of thirds
  • shadow
  • angle
  • facial expression
  • body language
  • layout
  • symmetry
  • contrast
  • texture
  • effect
  • sharpness
  • saturation
  • exposure
  • composition
  • aperture
  • black and white
  • negative space
  • non-verbal communication (NVC)

Formal Analysis of an Image

 

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My formal analysis is about an image from the photographer Annie Leibovitz. The image is very powerful and she uses the composition of the image to do this. The top half of the image is mainly sky, whereas the bottom half is busier. The right side of the image is where the man has been placed in the frame. Also the shape of the ice burg on the left hand side of the image, creates a break between the two halves. The photographer Leibovitz uses the natural lighting to create the light atmosphere within the image. The dark clothing that the subject is dressed in, creates a clear and strong contrast in the image.