Connecting Essay

 This is a light graffiti photograph I have taken using a sparkler, I have taken this photo by extending the exposure on my  camera which means that the photo takes a photo of all of the light it sees. I think this is a good example photo as you often see infinity signs when looking up light graffiti which is why I felt I would take this photo. Although this photo did not turn out very well because the lighting in the street was too light meaning you can see the cars in the background and also the person who drew the light graffiti for my photo is visible however I do think this is a good example. I also think this photo would have been better if I had left the shutter speed a little longer as that would mean that I would have captured a few more traces of the infinity sign whereas it is quite weak in the image due to only being traced once or twice.

This is a photo I have gathered from the internet, this photo shows light graffiti of an infinity sign which has been drawn using a sparkler. I can tell this was done using a sparkler as you can see the sparks coming off of the shape. I think this is a very good light graffiti image as the photographer was able to leave the shutter speed off for a good amount of time which has therefore meant that the shape is very solid due to being traced many times. I also think this is a very good photograph because the person tracing the shape has kept within the shape fairly well meaning you cannot see a line going from the shape out of the composition. This photo has been taken with the infinity sign slightly lower than the centre of the photo and also towards the left of the composition. I think this is quite unusual however I like it due to it being unique and it also means that the shape stands out and contrasts with the darkness in the opposite corner.

These photos are very similar due to both images showing a light graffiti infinity sign drawn using a sparkler. This is very effective in both photos because I think this is a very easy sign to trace and using a sparkler means that we can see the sparks coming from the sparkler which just adds more to the photo. The composition of these two photos is also similar due to both of the shapes being positioned slightly to the bottom left corner. I also feel that this is a very effective place the position the shape as the contrast between the shape and the dark corner makes the shape stand out and create a very good image. There are however a few differences, for example, my image is much lighter than the image I have collected from the internet and within my image, the shape is not as bold as in the internet image.