Connecting Essay 2

Reference Image

In this image we see that the photographer has taken the picture mid investigation and the scene of crime investigators are even still there. I think that what makes this image successful is the fact that they managed to capture them in the middle of doing something and also managed to capture the camera in mid flash. The thing that makes it interesting is because you know from the image what they were doing you can guess how they would proceed after the image was captured. We also see multiple examples of the police in action during a murder. You can see one person writing down what has happened, one taking photos of the evidence and one of them numbering the different bits of evidence. We can also see a strip of police tape along the middle of the photo which adds to the effect of the image.


My Image

In this image we see a murder victim though some police tape. The successful thing about this image is you can see the body though a small opening in the tape and the tape is blurred out it creates an interesting effect where the body seems smaller. It also looks like the camera is peering though the tape almost as if it isn't suppose to be taking photos.  Another thing that makes this an interesting image is the fact that you can see a small amount of blood on the shoulder and can also see some bleeding from the stomach area. Another thing that makes this an interesting shot is the lighting coming from behind the image it makes the victim look even more dead than without the light.

The Connection

In both images there is a a corpse that is lit up. In both cases the light from what ever source makes the body look even more dead. In the top image the light makes the image even lighter and lights up all the areas where there is blood from the murder. In the bottom image the  light creates a darker effect which makes the make-up on the victim make it seem more pale and also makes it seem like there is no oxygenated blood flowing thought the victims face. Also with both images there is some tape which even though it is some of the main things in the image to is fairly unnoticeable and also helps to show the viewer where about the main action in the image is happening. This works especially well in the bottom image because it covers more of the image it moves the viewers view over to the body quicker then it does in the top image.