The focal point means the centre of the attraction or activity in a photo. It is also what the viewer would naturally see first. Something would be said to have bad focal point if something that was meant to be the centre of attention blended in with the photo.
Focal Point in This Picture:
This picture has good focal point. The girl and her clothes blend in with the white wall in the background. Though the little girl does stand out a little bit, the main centre of attraction is the dead rabbit she is holding. It does not go by the rule of thirds, but the colour of the rabbit contrasts with the rest of the colours in the picture, making it stand out the most.
FACTUAL: This picture was captured by Australian Abstract Photographer, Vee Speers. This picture is from Speers’ series ‘The Birthday Party’ published in 2008.
CONTEXT: Vee’s ideas for The Birthday Party series sparked after watching her children at a fancy dress birthday party. These photographs are to reveal the cruelty, vulnerability of children's lives in now generations. The photos are trying to show the vulnerability and traumas that children could / already have experience(d).
TECHNICAL: This image would've probably been taken on a very expensive DSLR camera and photo shoot equipment.
AESTHETIC: I like how pretty and innocent looking the little girl looks, holding a dead creature. In my head, it sparks quite a powerful meaning. I think Vee is showing this in a very simplistic but powerful, the photo’s could at first look simple but carry a deeper meaning. The models face the camera in the pictures, with faceless expressions, and usually all carrying or wearing a certain object that defines the meaning of the picture.
http://www.jacksonfineart.com/Vee-Speers-103.html
http://www.veespeers.com/thebirthdayparty/#29
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