Connecting Essay 1

Picture I have found:

The image above is a picture that I found on the internet, when I was looking for photos that represented contrast. In this picture, there is an evident divide in the middle of the image, which separates fresh grass and turned over soil. This could also represent the cycle of life, as the newly grown grass has just begun life, whereas the turned over soil has already lived, and now is going to restart its growth. I like this image because the separation is directly in the centre of the photograph, which is the very first part of the image that we see. I particularly like that there is also contrast between the colours, as the left side is bright green grass, whereas the right side is brown and dull.

My photograph:

This is a photograph that I took during the Location Contrast shoot. For this image, i wanted to show the contrast between fresh grass and soil. I like that this photo shows different stages of the growth of grass, as we can see the beginning of the soil, and then above that, fresh, fully grown grass. I also like that there is a clear and evident divide between the two, so the contrast is intensified - particularly as the green and brown colours are in contrast too. For this image, I had to make sure that the line was directly horizontal, as it was slightly slanted in my other attempts of taking the photograph, and then I had to slightly edit this image to make sure the line was straight. 

The connection:

Both of these images are similar to each other because they both show the contrast between soil and grass. They are also very similar in the way that they have been taken, as in both, there is a direct line which separates the two subjects. I like this, as it is almost like there is two different photos within one. Even though the image that i found on the internet is vertical, and the one i took is horizontal they are still very similar because they are representing the same concept. These photos can be connected by concept, subject and colour. As well as how they have been taken.