The spatial hierarchy in "The Performers" can be seen row by row. The main focus is on the musicians in the front row. There is activity in each row back--parents and grandparents taking pictures, videos, and looking bored, but none of this is the central purpose of the picture. The audience creates space.
Vantage Point is key in James Horan's photograph of this man and a little girl. The man's hands make the picture--they are in your face, creating an obvious focal point. If they were in any other position, your eye might be drawn to the little girl in the middle ground, and less so to the man in the foreground. Because the camera is angled above the man, and you can't see his arms, his hands become super big and powerful.
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