Connecting Essay 5

My photograph is of a bubble that is still attached to its holder and the arm of Beth holding it. Inside the bubble is the photograph that I took of Demi's hands hand cuffed together. I have lowerd the opacity so that the photograph is very suttle inside the bubble. This photograph I like because of the meaning this is that the bubble is trapping and symbolising Demi's isolation in the hand cuffs. This photograph represents how you can feel trapped in society with no escape or freedom. I expecially like how the photograph is black and white but the bubble and its holder isnt. This makes the bubble stand out from the photograph and attract the viewer more. I also like how the photograph is very simple looking but has a huge meaning because without the meaning behind the photograph I feel the photo wouldnt be as powerful. To improve this photograph I would of taken the photograph closer so that the bubble is much bigger and clearer to see. However overall this photograph I feel I have edited and composed very well.


This photograph is photographed by Jerry Uelsman. The photograph is of hands spread open and a photograph of a empty boat coming from the shore. I like that this photograph is black and white and how it adds to the emptiness to the photograph. This photograph is taken close up which I like as well because then you can see the detail very clear and it also feels the page up more. This photograph I can interperate its meaning as that the boat is very lonely and is being overpowerd by the huge ocean as well as the hands showing its isolation. The lighting of this photograph is very light which sets a calming tone to it. The black background creates the main focus of the hands stand out very well. Overall I really like this photograph and its imagination and creativity looks very good from the outcome.

These photographs both connect as they both are black and white and  both use the theme of isolation and wanting to escape. The meanings of both of these photographs are very deep and the suttle lighting reflects this and creates the photographs to be calming even though both photographs have a negative meaning. Both of these photographs contain the body part of hands but are shown from a different postion and angle. Even though these photographs dont look identical they both have similar meanings and affects.

Connecting Essay 4

My photograph is of flowers that are all growing in front of a building. The side of the building is bright yellow and the flowers have a hint of yellow in them which makes them match. The flowers are spread across the wall and are differnt levels which is why I took this photograph as I could imagine what it would look like when I came to edit it. I exspecially like the bright colours and how it expresses a summers day which makes my photograph very postive. I also like the theme of nature and how by capturing this creates the photograph to look very beautiful. I also like how the ratio of background to flower is that there is more colours then flower. This makes the photograph look not overly clutterd which is why it looks very eye catching. I also like how the flowers are rising from the bottom of the building this symbolises how the flowers represent people and how when genral people could be feeling low they must not doubt themsleves as postive things will come and make them rise to the top. To improve this photograph I could of taken the photograph closer to get more detail of the flowers. But overall I like this picture and how it has turned out.

This photograph is of flowers that have been taken so they are growing upwards to the sky as the sky is the background. I like the anlge that this photograph is taken as its very different and shows a different perspective of the flowers. I also like the bright colours and how the sun is shining in the sky to make it contain different shades of blue. I also like how there is a lot of flowers that all cover the photograph but the centre is left empty this could show how the centre could be the main goal and the flowers represent the amount of people who share the same goal for example a certain job. This photograph reflects a summers day and the bright colours are very warming and make me as a viewer feel very postive and happy.

These two photographs connect this is through both of them using flowers in there photographs. But mainly because of the colours they both use very strong bright colours that make there pictures very capitivating. The use of colours in both photographs also represent a summers day and how the brightness of the photographs bring happiness to the viewer. There composition is very different however there lay outs are both very creative and arent boring they are something that someone could see as very interesting.

Connecting Essay 3

My photograph is of Demi and is taken in the studio. This photograph was taken with a black back drop this was created by using two white blocks to block the shadows so that the background was completly one shade of black. My aim in this photograph was to use Demi as she was wearing a dark coloured jumper which would not show against the black background. Therefore my outcome was showing Demi's face and as if it was the only thing in the photograph. I like the way the photograph came out as it looks very different then a full body or shoulder to head portrait. I have decided not to take the colours out of the photograph but not to have her face to bright as it will distract and not fit the look of it being ghostly. By just having Demi's head in the photograph makes the photograph look very simple and this is what makes it look eye catching in my view. I also instructed Demi to keep a serious face this was to take the emotion out of the photograph and allow the viewer to interperate what they think of her personality by the way she looks. To improve this photograph I could of experimented with using a prop that looked like it was floating where her arm would blend in with the background. Or I could of put suttle tones of colours in her face to change the emotion.

This photograph is taken by the photographer Robert Mapple thorpe. He was exspecially known for his portraits and this is one of them. I like the way this women blends in with the black background and it only shows her face as the main  focus as its lighter then her body. I also like the way her face is very white and her face has a serious expression to it which creates this photograph to look very haunting but capitivating at the same time. This photograph shows the contrast of light and dark and is very simplistic which creates this photograph to have no distractions which will make the viewer just focus on the women. Overall I think that this photograph has been very well presented and layed out and is somethin that I have inspired by.



Both of these photograph connect through there style as my photograph and Robert Mapple thorpe's photograph both use the black background and portrait that looks like the face is just in the photograph. The format is the same as they both are in the centre and there expresson are both very serious. In addition they both also use a light and dark tone however my photograph has colours where as Robert Mapple thorpe's photograph is black and white. Overall I am happy that mine links to this as it was the photograph that inspired me with mine.

Connectin Essay 2

My photograph that I took is of the sky and is presented in a grid. I exspecially like the colours and tones in this photograph because the colours vary from bright to very dark this shows the tones in the sky as the clouds could be shadowing the light in some but revealing the light in others. This photograph shows how big the sky is and the metaphor of the sky could be illustrating how big society is. In this photograph I chose the lay out to be the four similar photographs to not be postioned on the corners or centre and the centre and corner photographs to be the different looking ones. I chose this lay out to make the photograph look presentable and make sense instead of it being in a random order. To improve this photograph I could of changed the adjustments of the levels and curves to make the photographs look more natural as the photographs look more like the sea then the sky.


This photograph is using the grid technique and is of someone diving into the ocean. In this photograph I like the tones of light and dark and how they are in contrast with eachother. As the splash from the dive is very light and the ocean water itself is very dark. The colours in this photograph are very bright and create this photograph to stand out. I also like how each individual photograph isnt the same which shows an adventure that this diver went on. Furthermore this photograph is presented very well and looks very professional as the grid has 16 sqaures which must of been difficult to create. Overall I think that this photograph is very eye catching and unique as I havnt seen this before.

These photographs both connect because they both use the grid method to present the photographs. They both also use light and dark tones in each individual photograph. As well as each photographs being different to eachother. Even though my photograph has less squares they both used the same technique. Lastly they both use a similar theme of the natural world as the sea and sky are not man made and both include the same colour of different shades of blues.

Connecting Essay 1

This photograph that I took is of the college libary. In this photograph I exspecially like how the individual photographs form one huge photograph. Even though this photograph doesnt look in the correct order that it is seen by the eye this is what makes it eye catching.There is a lot of colours in this photograph and by adjusting the levels and curves I have brought out the brightness and colours very well. In addition the technique I have used in this photograph is photojoiner this is inspired by the photographer David Hockney. The format of this photograph is in landscape and by having it spread across the page creates it to stand out and look different from other similar styled photographs. Another thing I like about this photograph is that the individual photo's are not in line with eachother this is what makes the photograph interesting to look at. By myself looking back at this photograph I can see that by making all the individual photographs the same size makes it very neat and presentable. However to improve this photograph I think that I could of made the photograph look more 3D as I have attmepted to experiment with the photograph and make it look rounder by the sides. Unfortantly this hasnt worked out so by myself taking the photographs and taking more on the sides of the libary would of achieved this affect better. Overall I feel that this photograph was very well taken and created using adobe photoshop.


This photograph is taken by David Hockney and is using the technique of photojoiner. This photograph is of a street in a town as the photograph is very clever at drawing the eyes in the centre of the photograph and leading them through the street. The main focus of this photograph I feel is the tree's this could be because nature is a beautiful thing to capture. The colours in this photographs are very suttle and natural and all complement eachother very well. This photograph is photojoiner as David Hockney as taken a certain scenary and taken loads of indivdual photographs that can all come together to make one photo. I like the way the seperate pictures overlap eachother and this is what makes the photograph captivating.

The connection between these photographs are that they both use the same technique of photojoiner as they both contain individual photographs that form a large photograph which is overlapping and disorderd. They both also are presented landscape and have a 3D affect to them which makes them both stand out. The colours that they both contain arent extremely bright and fit there themes very well. This is because my one is of a libary which is very warm and welcoming to students and David Hockneys photograph uses nature so the colours are very natural. Overall Im very happy that my photograph connects to David Hockneys because this is who inpsired me when I was taking mine.