Connecting Essay 4

My photograph:

This is a photograph from my first exam shoot. I lowered the shutter speed on my camera so i was able to capture the movement of the model. I like this image a lot because the movement is evident within the blur, and it looks as though the model has doubled facial features. I also like this image because the model is looking directly at the camera, but also looking right. I used a white, plain background so that the focus was solely on the movement of the model's head, and it has also enhanced the colour of her hair and eyes. This image is the evidence of distortion, as her face is distorted so that it looks like she has two faces. I think that this photo clearly displays what it is meant too. 

Picture I have found:

This is the photo that i found on the internet. I searched for distortion photography and found lots of low shutter speed movement images. I like that this photo is black and white because it gives it an eerie and mysterious atmosphere. I also like that the model in the image is looking directly at the camera. The reason why i chose this image is because the models head, hair and body are moving, so they are blurred, yet her eye is in complete focus, which makes the photo slightly discomforting. The background is completely plain black, so there isn't anything else in the image, leaving the focus onto her face, and particularly her eye. 

The connection:

The connection between these images is that they have both been taken with a low shutter speed, so it is the camera that has caught the movement instead of editing afterwards. They both use female models, and it is the face that has been distorted through the movement. The connection I find the most interesting between these two photos is that they both focus on the eyes of the model. In my own image, the eyes stand out the most as there is four of them, because of the movement. This makes my photo slightly discomforting and confusing to look at. Likewise, in the image that i have found, the eye that isn't hidden is what stands out the most because it is the only aspect of the photo that is in focus, because every other part of the model is moving, and so it is all blurred. I like that both these images create an awkward and tense atmosphere, as that proves the intensity of the distortion within the image.