Connecting essay four

 This photograph was taken during my prison shoot. I did my first shoot in a prison when I went to Estonia with my father because I felt like it inspired me to think like Mark Jenkins and capture objects in different ways. This particular photograph I took was of a typewriter that had been left on the floor of one of the abandoned rooms in the prison. I decided to take this shot because the typewriter stood out when I was walking round because of where it had been placed - towards the corner of the room. The composition of the typewriter is to the left of the shot. I decided to have this composition because I thought that having is centred would decrease it's overall appearance. Once I had taken the photograph, I put it in Photoshop and adjusted the levels and curves. I did this because I felt like the natural light from the window had affected the output of the photograph. I therefore darkened the photograph through curves and levels to ensure that the shot was more defined. I thought that having the shot more defined would allow for the audience's attention to be directly put on the typewriter rather than the empty space to the right of the shot.

 I found this photograph while exploring Estonia's old prison photography on google. I found this photograph which uses a typewriter as it's main subject within the shot. This typewriter has been placed on what appears to be a on a window-ledge ledge  We can tell this because of the positioning of the light which can be seen on the left hand side of the photograph as it's rays come through the window glass. This particular typewriter has been photographed with it's composition centred. The typewriter has been centred to allow for the audience to place their focus only on the type writer. Having it placed near sunlight gives the shot a different outcome because it makes the shot look more effective. The rays of sunshine are not too overpowering and therefore are subtle. The colours used within this shot contrast against one another. The darker colours can be seen on the typewriter - dark greens and blacks are present compared to the lighter colours which can be found on the surface in which the typewriter is sitting on as well as the framing for the window. This works well in making the subject stand out enough to capture the audience's attention and put it onto the subject. 

In terms of similarity, this photographs connect to one another. They both use only one subject and use it to capture the audience's attention. The two shots contain a typewriter that has been placed on a surface which is unusual and not often associated with the subject. The surrounding area for the two photographs appear worn out and both lack a 'new' feel to them. This indicates that the two shots have been taken in the same location - in this case the Estonian old prison. We know this because of the lack of modernisation that can be seen within any of the two photographs.