This is a medium shot image; we don't need to see her whole body. If was too zoomed in or not enough the line effect wouldn't work in the photograph. The banister wouldn't be visible, creating the connotation of an arrow - it wouldn't be effective.
I believe this is a well composed image as it isn't blurry and my model is practically in the middle of the image. You don't need to see her face as it isn't about what she looks like; only about the line the shot creates.
This is a frame shot. My main model is inside the door frame to make her look more important in the image. Even though the male model is in the foreground, since she is framed, your attention is immediately drawn to her. This makes her look more important in the image and that she is really what the picture is about. The other person there is to further show that the reader is only supposed to focus on her.
This image is a long shot as you can see the models whole bodies. This shot distance is appropriate as it highlights the frame effect much better. If it was too zoomed in, the second model wouldn't be included in the image, adding to the frame effect.
Overall this is a well composed image as it is in focus and brings forth the connotations intended.
However the lighting for the image isn't great. The main subject has shadows casted on her which doesn't make the image seem as professional as it could be.
This is also an example of a framed photo shot. However this did no turn out as well for various reasons. This was shot before my improved photograph above; in the moment I identified some of the problems and aimed to change them when taking another image.
Firstly the lighting for this photograph was inadequate, this meant I got an unsightly glare from the window in the door. My subject wasn't clear in the image as the glare covered her face.
Also the frame was too small and my model couldn't be seen that much in the photograph. There was too much unfilled space (from the door), this didn't give a nice effect to look at from an image.
This photograph was a practice and meant my other images were improved.
This particular photograph is a extreme long distance shot as well as being framed. It showed in the image that the subject is far away as we can see her whole body, as well as it is being framed in the doorway of the long corridor. By making my subject small in the shot, it belittles her and shows her unimportance to the audience. This image isn't meant to focus on the person in the image, it wans the audience to think of the situation the person is in.
The long shot makes the model look more vulnerable and alone, as well as unimportant and far away. This shot could be used in this way to create empathy from the reader about a certain topic.
I used the manual focus tool for all my images to make sure they looked as professional as possible. This image is in focus and zoomed correctly for the shot distance I was aiming or.
However, I didn't like that the image was taken landscape. It doesn't frame my subject well in the photograph; there is too much unwanted space at the sides of the photograph. I tried it again in portrait mode (below).
Here is the same shot but taken in portrait mode. I believe this to be overall much better and effective as it frames her properly. The photograph frame is the same as the doorframe and the whole image flows better. This is more effective and would be the image used in any publication. 
Although this looks like practically the same image, it has different connotations. Now my subject is placed in the top third of the image. This makes her look more important in the frame; she has more of a purpose for being there.
For example, if this was a horror movie poster, by her being featured in he top thirds, it shows her importance in the film. If the lighting was dimmer (to keep in the theme), it would make her part look more sinister and significant in the film; she could be the villain.
This image has widely different connotations than if my subject was in the bottom third of the photograph (below).
By placing my subject into the bottom third of my image, it makes her look more inferior and weak in the image. She is secondary to any other people featured; no longer as important. This brings forth different connotations.
For example in the horror movie poster, placing her at the bottom would make her look like the victim. She is one of the characters who would be killed off; not playing a big part anymore.
This image also represents the rule of thirds. With my models eye-line in the top third it makes her look more important in the photograph. She is the focus and what you have to pay attention to.
It is a well composed image that is in focus and zoomed in to a correct size. The shadows at the bottom of the image help the viewer to only focus on her eyes and nothing else. That is the only important part of the image.
Tilting the camera can also change the impression an image can make. I have taken this particular photograph from above, looking down on my subjects. This is a tilted down photograph.
By doing this it makes the subjects look less important and smaller in the image. Placing my female model on the left means that the viewer would see her first, as we read from left to right. This makes her more significant than the other model in the photograph.
However, she is also in the bottom third of the image which could also make her seem weak and menial.
The other model is on the right which deflates his importance, but he is also positioned in the middle third of the frame. This can make him look more relatable to the audience.
By placing the models in this way, they are different but in some ways the same. They are in different sections of the photograph and stand out in different ways, but in terms of their emphasis in the image, they are practically the same.
This image is in focus and the lighting is sufficient enough to see both models appropriately.
This image is similar as I have placed the models specifically to create certain connotations.
My female model is on the left but now in the top third of the photograph. This makes her the most important element in the image. She is the first thing you will see and is high in the photograph, signifying superiority and influence.
The other model I have included in the image is on the right and at the very bottom. This shows how weak he is supposed to look in the photograph, very unimportant and not the main focus of the image.
I chose to take this particular image tilted up, so I was looking up at her from an angle. I wanted to take the photograph from below to create a certain impression from the audience when they look at it.
However, this shot is very unfocused and is not fit for use. I re-took the image to a higher standard (below).
When I realised that the first few shots of this pose were blurry and not appropriate, I took them again properly. This was the result.
By taking the image from below with the light coming from above and behind her, the impression it creates is very innocent and pure. There are no dark shadows around her and her expression is very neutral, even though her head is mostly turned away from the camera. Looking at her from below makes her drastically more significant and meaningful in the image. This shot is very influential and brings forth the connotations and impressions that it is meant to perfectly.
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