Photography is a form of art which involves taking and processing photos. These photos could be of something natural and unplanned or something that has been set up beforehand. The word photography means ‘drawing with light’ which lets us know that light is one of the key factors when taking photographs. You want to have good lighting so you can take the best image possible.

Photography shows peoples creativity and imagination when taking photos. It’s When artists create photos which hold meaning behind them and a story which explains what the photo is showing.

This image by Yves Klein leaves the viewer questioning, why would someone jump off a roof for a photo? Is he a professional stunts man and able to perform the stunt safely? It gets them thinking about the image, how it was created, if there was any editing involved etc, and gets them wanting to do research on the image to find out more about it.

This is the two images that Klien combined to make his Leap into the void photo. On the left is how he jumped of the roof safely without getting injured and on the right is just an image of the road on its own. Klien merged the two images together to make it look like he jumped of the roof and had no one there for safety. This is what got people questioning the image.

This quote by David Campany tells us all about photographs and how they can be perceived by people. Every photo you look at could confuse you if you don’t know what is happening behind the lens but it could also fascinate you to want to look into the photo and find out more. They distract you as there could be a main focus in the photo which is distracting you from everything else going on in the photo.

Photography can be used to capture images that you would want to keep forever but it could also be used to just document something that might be needed in the future. it’s a way of capturing things and saving moments that you may not of been able to notice otherwise.

This image creates a perfect example of photos being confusing but fascinating as we don’t know what is going on with the photo and why it looks how it does, (there might of been a problem with the camera or something might of made the lens blurred). This makes the image fascinating and gets you wanting to know more about it and what actually happened to make it look how it does. It also makes the image confusing as you can’t make out what anything is in the image, e.g. if there are any objects in the image or not. Also what the photo might mean as it is just colours and why the photographer decided to take a photo like that. That could make you confused and lead you to question the image.

This photo by Robert Capa is a good representation of a photo that distracts as much as compels a viewer. It distracts as it is action packed and has a main focus of the soldiers running across the field. The mountain in the background probably isn’t thought of because of the soldiers which makes the photo distracting. It is also compelling as it has the image of war and combat which people normally don’t like to look at.