The image I've chosen here is of two math tutors at a Houston high school working with their students. Normally this wouldn't be a very interesting subject for a photograph, but the way in which the shot was taken makes it a more interesting picture. The first of these is how the attention is drawn to both of the tutors by placing them at equal, yet opposite positions in the frame, and framing them both evenly between the left and right most edges of picture and the divider in the center of the chalk board. This makes both men seem equally important, and makes them the center of attentions, like they would be if you were actually in this class. This photo also seems to have been digitally edited, not in an obvious way, but just to the point the the hues and saturation of the image look better. With that, the picture draws more attention, and allows more of the image to be seen, to helps to display the main purpose of the image, combined with the third technique used on this picture. That would be the shot's composition, which contains nothing but what is needed to be shown. There are the two tutors, pencils, paper, the student, the black board, and even the crumpled up napkin, everything in this shot is there for a reason. The main point of this picture is to show the class and service the schools Math program provides for it's students, and everything in the shot works toward that. The tutors and blackboard show what is provided and what is being taught, the pencils and paper give a distinct school environment, and the student and napkin, give off the sense that the program is being used, giving purpose to the image. With all of those elements combined, I'd say that this image effective displays it's message.
This pictures was posted on http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/education/03houston.html?_r=1&hp on Sep. 2, 2011
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