Connecting Essay 3

This photograph shows the diffusion of food coloring in water and shows the combination of red and blue food coloring coming together. This photograph has been taken for my personal project close up and the technique close up has been shown very accurately. The close up technique allows the bright and vibrant colors to stand out massively as this photograph is very reliant on its colors to appeal to its audience.Furthermore this photograph is very creative as it was captured by dropping food coloring in a tub of water to see the colors disperse and create a fascinating outcome.The creativity that is shown in this photograph reflects fine art very well as the use of bright colors is one of the main elements in fine art photography. In this photograph there is a obvious contrast between both colors which makes the meeting point between both colors even more obvious and makes this photograph look very well planned and structured. Lastly this photograph shows still movement as if you observe this photograph it looks as if the food coloring is still spiraling in the water.Overall I am very happy with this photograph and feel that it has been one of my best outcomes out of all of my personal project.

This photograph was taken by the photographer 'Scott Meads' and is part of his photography project 'Silent movements' this photograph highlights peace and harmony in this photograph because of the due-tone colors of grey and the contrast of white create a settled feeling to the photograph. This photograph shows very well the formal element of pattern and is a very calming and surreal photograph that as an viewer can identify it as anything they read from it. This photograph is also using the technique close up and shows water droplets diffusing together to make a unique and striking photograph.This photograph also allows the texture of the close up photograph to stand out very well and shows the delicateness of the water droplets very well. Furthermore vibrant lighting has been used to create shadows in this photograph and allows this photograph to look three dimensional which makes this photograph look even more creative and styled. This photograph has been one of my main influences for my shoot of food coloring and has given me ideas for my own photographs.

In conclusion both these photographs connect because they both show water and food coloring diffusing together to make striking and fascinating photographs. They both use the technique close up to allow the texture and detail to be seen much clearer for its audience. Furthermore both photographs have been taken from a birds eye view and this allows all of the patterns to be seen which allows both photographs to look very creative and fascinating to look at.