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okay lets start with this one. i love how the person in the foreground has her back turned to the camera, creating distance between the viewer and the photo and more specifically, blocking the viewer from patrick. it creates a real sense of privacy, like the we're intruding on something we weren't supposed to see. uta is turned and talking to katherine. patrick is looking at uta too, but uta and katherine are looking at each other and not him. it makes it feel like he's on the outside too. they're in the foreground, but patrick is the focus of the picture, which is why we see him straight on, instead of angled like katherine and uta are. it's clear that he's the reason the picture is being taken. we instinctively look betweeen katherine and uta, to where patrick is. he's also right next to the light source in the back, between his and katherine's heads. the picture is framed to draw our eye to his face.

the way patrick is focused on the conversation in front of him and not on the camera person makes it feel like a stolen moment, like taylor just couldn't help herself from taking this picture of him. i love how uta has a big bag facing the camera and katherine is blocking herself with her clipboard. patrick looks almost vulnerable, not holding anything with his arms crossed over his chest. he's also very serious looking where katherine is smiling and presumably uta is too, making him stand out in the picture and creating a connection between the viewer and him since we can't see uta, we only see his reaction to her. it almost doesn't matter what she's saying, the picture is about capturing patrick.

i love the movement in this picture. uta has her arm out, creating a line of motion that draws your eye from the edge of the picture to patrick's head. she's positioned like she's sliding into frame at the last second. patrick is also slightly angled, like he's making room for her. like it was supposed to be a portrait of him head on and they got interrupted. i love how his arms are crossed, it makes him look sturdy, like he's resisting being pushed out of the picture. combined with the way uta is looking directly at the camera, but patrick is seemingly looking at the photographer. uta is holding her coffee up, displaying it like she wants you to pay attention, but patrick doesn't have anything. he's what we're supposed to be looking at. he doesn't need to hold anything to be the point of interest for taylor. uta is posing but patrick is looking back. there's a reciprocal relationship there.