S ubject What is the subject or content of the image?
E lements How has the artist/photographer used visual
elements or design principles in his/her composition?
M edia What media has been used Do you think it is
effective?
I ntentions Why has the artist/photographer made this
image What message or meaning does the image have? THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE S.E.M.I TO ANALYSIS A PHOTOGRAPH The main visual qualities or elements of this image is Line and tone. The
S The dual subject of this image is a
figure in a cityscape. The scene depicts a staircase in the foreground and a man on riding on his bike in the background left hand E artist has chosen an unusual composition focusing on the railings of a spiral staircase. This creates a leading line structure in the composition which draws the viewers corner of the frame. eye around the whole image to the main figure on a bike racing off to the
M left.
ThE photographers intention was to
The The media used was traditional use the leading line compositional black and white photography technique to make our eyes using a dark room to process travel through the space to create the image. a sense of movement.