Connecting Essay 4

Internet Photograph

This photograph is of an assortment of wires all containing a variety of different colours. This formal element allows these wires to look more interesting than they actually are. Colour emphasises an object because these wires look a lot more attractive than they would if they consisted of colours such as black, grey and white; this would be dull, however still portray the formal element tone. All of the wires are tangled up which looks more effective than if they were all in a straight line. They fill the frame effectively so that the photography looks more natural than set up. The formal element lines is also evident in this picture which demonstrates how formal elements are significant in creating a piece of effective photography.

My Photograph

This photography is my own that I captured when on campus shooting colour. The tangled wires mixing together with a variety of colours looks fun and appealing to the viewer as my image also includes many of the formal elements, such as: colour, pattern and line. This photo looks a lot more attractive than what it  actually is; wires. Wires are dull and boring whereas because these contain multicolours they look a lot more interesting. This whole image fills the frame so I have used the space of the frame effectively, even though I took this image at the beginning of the term. 

The Connection

The connection between the internet photograph and my photograph is clearly evident when looking at both of these pictures. They both include a variety of coloured wires which are formed by colour and lines; two out of the ten formal elements. I believe that my composition is just as good as the internet photograph's composition because I have completely filled the frame with the coloured wires rather than taking the picture in a way that you can see just a huddle of wires. As there as dark areas and shadows buried beneath the wires in both pictures, this means that both of these photographs provide a three dimensional approach. In both images there's no sign of the pavement beneath the wires, only slightly in the bottom left hand corner of my photograph, but this would count as a connection as it's evident that both pictures have been filled wit the main subject. The colours blue, red, yellow, green and white are found in both photographs so they both consist of more identical colours than opposites. Orange is found in the internet photograph and purple is found in my photograph. Both images look interesting and eye catching because they come across as just a combination of squiggly lines which is intriguing for some viewers.