About Erwin Olaf and his work

A brief biography to provide some context about their work
Erwin Olaf is a Dutch photographer. He has been the photographer for big advertising projects for famous companies like Levis, Nokia, and Microsoft. His photographs have been in the past considered daring and provocative but over all he has won many awards and has held several exhibitions for all his work around the globe. His works include Berlin, Hotel, Hope Grief Rain, Skin Deep and a few more.

An outline of the type of photographs they produce 
He produces photographs that show events that are normally over looked or kept secret. He styles them in a way that isn't too graphic for the public. The way he sets the scene out makes the picture seem unrealistic as the models involved look more doll like then human.

A clear idea of what the purpose of their work is/was
When Erwin was starting out he wanted his main intention to be raising awareness and explore issues like, race, sexual tastes, beliefs, habits, etc. He liked bringing up subjects that are often looked over by many people including the media.

The photograph below is from Erwin's project called The Paradise Portraits Series.

Composition: What something is made up of. The features below come together and make this photograph a whole.
Lighting: The lighting in this photograph is used to brighten all features of the face that is being used.
Focus: The main focus is the face of each person that is being photographed.

Framing:The framing in this photograph has been placed on the main features of the human face so that peoples eyes don't wonder off. It catches the eye straight away and the whole picture is the main image.
Narrative and visual language: The narrative for this photograph is to be intimate with the human features of peoples faces.