The first photo features cans of Spam in focus in the right third of the photo while a shopper is blurred out in the left third. I thought this was a great, attention-getting photo. Professor Klock would really be proud with the classic rule of thirds and depth of field principles being used.
I also liked how the blog described the photo. The post says, "At the edges of the photo, both the fate of the American grocery shopper, as well as his or her nutritional status, grows more blurry."
The second photo is obviously of a man in a bar, and it highlights the fact that many people will drink more in response to the hard times. I really like the composition of this photo because the way the man's face is framed by the bottles, it seems like the viewer is sneaking up on the man and catching him during a very vulnerable moment. For me, just the framing makes the man's expression (and what I see as despair) all the more genuine, and after seeing the photo composed this way, the viewers can see why more and more are turning to the bottle for comfort.
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