Connecting Essay 3

Connecting Essay 3

This photograph above shows a silhouette projected on concrete ground. The shadow is at a slight angle to the left and the shadow is quite distorted. The shadow is of a person doing a pose but overall the shadow appears to be slightly distorted. It is only slightly distorted because the legs are much larger where as the upper body is much smaller especially when it comes to the head and the arms around it. The fact the shadow is made much darker than the surface it is projected on emphasises the shape of the shadow and therefore making it much easier to view.

This photograph is one I photographed which I feel demonstrates the idea of shadow. The shadow is a silhouette of a person and again the shadow shows elements of the body being distorted. The legs are much longer where as the upper body and the head is much smaller in comparison. The shadow is very dark which makes it stand out much more because of the surface being quite lighter. Alongside the main shadow of the person, there are a couple of other shadows created from various objects such as a wall and a bar.

Both of these photographs show the concept of shadow and both in similar ways to each other. They are similar because they show a shadow of a person and both on similar surfaces as well. In addition, the shadows in both of the pictures are rather dark which highlights the shape of the shadow. Both shadows are distorted in a similar way as they both show a much longer lower body in comparison to the much smaller lower body. However, both of these photographs are different. The first shadow is a person doing a slightly different pose in comparison to the latter photograph where it is more natural. In the latter photograph, there is also the presence of other shadows which are created from other objects. Overall, I feel that the first image is slightly more effective because it is just the shadow of the person. To improve my photograph, I would make sure that there is just the one shadow of the person and not the other objects.