Paul Ward

Paul Ward is a Birmingham based photographer who specialises in portrait and fashion photography. He took a degree at Wolverhampton University in electronic media and is accomplished in many areas other than simply photography, such as digital photo-manipulation, 3d computer animation, video production and graphic design.

I have chosen the following images for various reasoins:

The light in this image is reflected all down the stairs. The eye is swept along the staircase, in the direction that the woman is looking, and you are drawn automatically up and around her.

There is a good amount of detail in the lines of the stairs and the patterns in the stonework that simply adds detail to the image.

Dressing the girl in black add a contrast to the lightness of the rest of the image.

Even the position of the top stairwell adds additional focus and interest to the subject matter and balances the image.

I partiularly like the simplicity of this image. A guy sitting amongst his mess, or rather his musical wires and pedals.

There is much to see in this photo, but it is the apparent obliviousness to his surroundings, as he is focused on playing his guitar that creates added appeal.

Is she trying to escape from prison, or is she trying to entice you in?  The focus is on the girl in the image, as she pulls the beads apart. Immediately your eye is drawn o her and then you wander into the picture as you begin to look behind the beads.
This does give a prison bar type feel, but obviously it is not.

How does he keep the face totally focused whilst the rest of the image is moving all over the pace? The intense use of colour in this picture vreates a carnival atmosphere and the blurring effect indiatce movement.

The focal point is position in the first third of the picture, adhering to the rule of thirds, but also allowing for the guitar to occupy a substantial part of the image.

I just love the duplicity in this image. although it seems to have been heavily photoshopped, this gives the image a cartoon like character.

Centering the character, but positioning the original in the top third creates a double whammpy, when the reflection is in the bottom third.

There is much detail in the sky too, which adds detail to the image.