The focal point of a photograph is very important, you need one if you want your image to look unique and interesting. You should have a focal point, so that that point is the first thing that your viewer see's, and so that he or she doesn't take once glance at it, and then flick to the next photo.
I think that this is a good example of 'Focal point' because there is a clear focal point here, which is the dolls that the little girl is holding. They are the first things that you look at, and then you are interested in why she is holding them and your brain starts to wander into imagination mode.
DESCRIPTION: A focal point is the point that you first focus on when you look at a photo for the first time, it is the point that is supposed to draw you in at the first look, and make you want to explore and examine the photograph more.
FACTUAL: This is a photo by Vee Speers, she takes most of her photo's of children.
CONTEXT: This photo is of a little girl who is 8-10, and she is holding a bunch of scary looking dolls, we don't know why she is holding these dolls, i think it is so that our imagination can run wild.
TECHNICAL: I think that this photo was taken in a white lighted room, and that the little was just standing in a plain room in front of a white wall, to give the photo more effect, so the black off of the dolls is exaggerated and it really emphasizes the photo.
AESTHETIC: I really like this photo, because the plain white background really emphasizes the look of the black dolls, and there isn't really an explanation to this photograph, so it leaves it to your imagination to think of why is she carrying them dolls? why does she look unhappy? why is everything so white around her? who is she?
This photograph has helped me understand the meaning of a focal point, and this link below tells you what a focal point is and how to create the perfect focal point.
http://digital-photography-school.com/using-focal-points-in-photography
SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF FOCAL POINT
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