Bob Martin is famous for taking sports photos. He has taken several pictures that are part of huge sports events such as the Olympics. Bob Martin also has several photos that are in different styles of photography such as portraits and action shots. (http://www.bobmartin.com/indexbobmartinsite.html)
MARTIN B. (2015) Sports Photography available at: http://www.bobmartin.com/indexbobmartinsite.html [Accessed 16/3/2015]
Purpose
It seems that the photography done by Martin uses published books and the internet. It may also have been published on magazines to promote the thrill of being near a sporting event. It also seems to function to create an identity for the subject being photographed. It creates a moment for people who see the photograph and the possibly a moment for the subject being photographed. It creates a memorable moment of the time the athlete has achieved what they were aiming for.
Image Analysis
The composition consists of having a subject to be the main focus of the photograph as show in the the two photographs on the sides. Both of these pictures have a focal point that a person would almost every time, notice first (i.e. High jump person and the horse rider). The lighting differs from each photo as shown by the two photos again; the first photo has a darker lighting tone due to the time and the second photo being more brighter because it was taken in the morning.
The
photo (The first photo seen) denotes the subject
jumping over the bar in a high jump event. The high jumper is the focal
point
of the photograph and seems to be the only person on the photo, which
easily
directs the attention of people. Low angle shot, which denotes height
and it,
simulates the feeling of reaching far heights. The composition consists
of
having the subject mostly in the middle and the environment around the
subject.
The meaning that is connoted through this picture could possibly about
reaching
new heights and being able to succeed. The moment the photograph was
taken, the
subject seemingly is in a pose, which looks like the subject is
celebrating
successfully jumping over the bar. The photo seems to be using a fast
shutter
speed (Most likely higher than or equal to 1/250th of a second). The
subject, who
in this case is the jumper, is on a focal point, which means it is one
of the
main points our eyes will be drawn to. It also uses a deep depth of
field
because it shows the entirety of foreground and background. A rather
high ISO
would have been used (Above 1600-3200) to detect the light as much as it
could
because of the original lighting being dark and no external light has
been
used. The frame that was used to keep the subject the main focus may
have been
the high jump bar and the other Olympic equipment in the background.
Since they
are quite dark, they appear to be a single entity and create a frame for
the photo. It uses a wide shot to capture a wider sense of the
surrounding. This links to the fact that a horizontal orientation was
used to further connote that feeling of a long term goal that takes time
and training to achieve.
Meaning
The way that these photographs have been done to create meaning for example is the first photograph: the time it was shot at was in the afternoon hence the dark lighting and it connotes the meaning of time in which if one spends enough time doing something, they will eventually become successful. The subject in the photo has clearly jumped well over the bar and has reached the other side and the pose the subject takes seems like a well timed shot because it appears as if the subject is celebrating in that they have successfully cleared their goal in something.
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