Connecting Essay 2

My photograph:

This is a photograph from my first 'ageing' shoot. I used an elderly model, and a young model and asked them to hold hands to express the contrast between youth and elderly. This also portrays the journey of growing up, and the physical changes that happen whilst growing. I like this image a lot as it is obvious as to what it is showing. I also like that this is representation of the evidence of growing, change and ageing. Whilst shooting these photos, i made sure the background was neutral, so nothing from the background distracted the focus away from the focal point. I also like that the background is blurred. Whilst editing this image, i made sure the lighting was brightened and the contrast was increased, so that the differences in skin tone were more explicit. 

Picture I have found:

This is a photo I have found on the internet. I like this image a lot because the message is clear, it is displaying the evidence of ageing. In this photo, a child is holding an elderly person's hand. From this, the contrast of the ages is obvious. This photo also presents the physical changes with ageing, as it shows the difference in skin tones and texture of the skin. The background in this image is extremely bland and blurred, so that there isn't anything other than the main subject in focus, which emphasises the concept of the image. 

The connection: 

The connection between these photos is that they both display the same concept of ageing. These photos are very similar, and both show the contrast between the young, and the elderly. They both also show the physical changes with ageing, as the skin tone and textures between the two models are different. The young person's arm and hand is tanned, and has smooth skin. Whereas the elderly person has wrinkly and veiny hands, and is quite pale. I like that the backgrounds in both photos are neutral and plain, so that the focus is solely on the hands of the models. In my photograph, i wanted the focus to be more on the elderly person's hand, so i asked the young model to hold the elders hand. Whereas in the photo from the internet, it is the other way around.