Connecting Essay Two

In this photograph I have placed the model centrally against a plain white background. The lighting that I have used is fairly natural so as not to cast shadows which would distract from the main point of the photograph. I created printed mouths and cut them out in order to mask the models real mouth and sate on my choice of emotion. The lips used in this photograph are oversized in order to give the photograph a comedic feel. I asked the model to maintain a neutral face during this shoot in order for the added expression to be the main focal point. This photograph works especially well due to the use of the red throughout including the dress of the model, the nail varnish and the lips.

In this photograph the photographer has cut out an oversized photograph of eyes and placed them on to the face of the model. The facial expression of the model could either be read as neutral or sad and the eyes are neutral creating an overall unreadable expression. The models head is placed centrally with the eyes in the top third of the photograph. The background is plain white and the lighting is neutral only creating shadows beneath the eyes. The photograph is in black and white tones so once again makes this photograph hard to read and understand. 

These two photographs connect firstly due to the use of a female model. This is most likely due to the easier access however could also be to do with the more diverse emotion expected of women. Both photographs have also used over sized facial features put onto a neutral expression of the model. This creates a photograph that is harder to read by the audience as it is unclear whether this is a fake emotion from the model. Both photographs have also placed the model centrally with the eyes placed in the top half of the photograph making them an important focal point especially in the second photograph. In each photograph colour or lack their of is an important as in my photograph the repetition of the colour red creates a connection throughout the photograph. In the second photograph the lack of colour replaced with the black and white tones makes the meaning of this photograph less obvious to its audience.