1. Images for Analysing Ryan Baxter
This image contains the band, blink-182. This image follows the rule of thirds; this works well for this
band because blink-182 is a 3 man band. There is clearly a rule of thirds because we can see Mark
Hoppus on the left side of the image, Tom Delonge in the centre of the image, and Travis Barker in
the right side of the image. The image has a lot of fluorescent colours in the band members t-shirts,
this makes the image more effective as it is eye-catching and draws attention to the image. This
images style is quite unique as it is in a ‘V’ shape and almost looks as if it is in the point of view of
somebody stood right in front of the band members. The impact of this image in my opinion is quite
strong; the reason why I picked this image is because the band members look almost as if they are
contrasting with each other. Mark Hoppus (on the left) look likes a stereotypical young punk rock
fan, Tom Delonge (centre) looks like a stereotypical American as he is a bit overweight and is
wearing the American flag on his jacket, Travis Barker looks like a rebellious social reject as he has
tattoo’s all over his body and is wearing sunglasses and a cap sideways on, following the stereotype
for a rebellious person.

2. This image contains the singer, Pixie Lott. The colour of this image is the factor which is the strongest
in my opinion; the image contains a wide range of fluorescent colours around the singer, which then
attracts our eyes to the image and then makes us look at the centre of the image which is in fact the
singer. The colour in this image contains high key lighting, therefore it is very bright, and this is
effective because it makes the image clearer and more eye-catching. There is use of thirds in this
image, and from the rule of thirds, we can see that the singers face is in the centre of the image. This
is effective because with the face being in the centre of the image, it also means that the singers
face is becoming the centre of attention to a viewer of the image. The impact of this image is very
effective, the reason why I chose this image is because it caught my eye with the fluorescent colours,
this image is also effective because the singer’s eyes are looking right into the camera, hence
creating the illusion that the singer is looking right into your eyes, with the woman being very
attractive it becomes very eye catching to men.

3. This image contains the singer, Jessica Simpson. This image is quite similar to the image of Pixie Lott,
but the colour in this image is different. This image contains high key lighting which means that the
image is very bright; this is effective because this means that it is making the singer look very angelic.
The use of high key lighting also has another effect, it is that the use of high key lighting makes her
skin look brighter and clearer, therefore eliminating the vision of wrinkles or facial marks, this makes
the woman look more attractive and makes it more eye catching. There is a rule of thirds in this
image, and from the rule of thirds, we can see that the singers face is in the centre of the image. This
is effective because with the face being in the centre of the image, it also means that the singers
face is becoming the centre of attention to a viewer of the image. The impact of this image is very
effective, the reason why I chose this image is because the singer’s eyes are looking right into the
camera, hence creating the illusion that the singer is looking right into your eyes, with the woman
being very attractive it becomes very eye catching to men.

4. This image contains the band, The Killers. This image is unique in its own way because you rarely see
professional images with a blue background, but this has been done for a reason. The reason for this
is that it makes the image more eye-catching to a viewer which in a sense is the purpose of the
image, to be looked at. Also from this image we can see the use of the rule of thirds, this is with the
lead singer Brandon Flowers being in the primary optical area, this is effective because the primary
optical area is the first area we look at as a viewer therefore when we see the lead singer, we then
get further attachment to the image. The impact of this image is quite effective and the reason I
chose this picture is for the same reason. For example, we can see that there is no proxemics
between the band members, suggesting that they are a close band. Also we can see that they are
dressed formally and this is the stereotypical look for a 4 man band. The overall impact is the ‘cool’
look, with the suits and blue background as blue is a ‘cool’ colour.

5. This image contains the artist Jay-Z. This is a very effective image for many reasons, for example Jay-
Z is a rap artist, and therefore with the colours being very dark it is suggesting that he is a very
powerful and intimidating character. Also with the rule of thirds, we can see that Jay-Z’s face is in
the centre of the image, therefore his face is the centre of attention. With that in mind, the use of
rule of thirds has made this image more effective, with the artists face being in the centre of the
image, Jay-Z is also looking straight at the camera, giving the illusion that he is looking straight at
you, this makes the image effective as you feel intimidated by his expression. We can also see that
Jay-Z is wearing dark clothes and jewellery, and also his cap to one side, these all express the fact
that he is a very intimidating character and also he is portraying that he is part of the ‘gangster’
image.